till find in all the dialects and national idioms comprised under the
name
of Aryan or Semitic,” which includes over three t
eristic features, called the Mythological, or Mythopœic age.” As the
name
implies, this last-mentioned period saw the evolu
branch of inquiry which classifies and interprets them bears the same
name
. E. S. E. November 1st, 1895. The Youth′s Dict
inally turned himself into a river, which has since been known by his
name
. Ach′eron [Acheron] (see “The Youth’s Classical
at the siege of Troy, and died of his wound. Acida′lia [Acidalia], a
name
given to Venus, from a fountain in Bœotia. A′cis
e he laughed to scorn.” Shakespeare. Adrastæ′a [Adrastæa], another
name
of Nemesis, one of the goddesses of justice. Ads
Pope. Æ′gle [Ægle]. The fairest of the Naiads. Ael′lo [Aello], the
name
of one of the Harpies. Æne′as [Æneas] was the so
eeks in their expedition against Troy. Aganip′pides [Aganippides], a
name
of the Muses, derived from the fountain of Aganip
y the Supreme Being — Father of all. Al′ma Mammosa [Alma Mammosa], a
name
of Ceres. Alphe′us [Alpheus], a river god. See A
Ambro′sia [Ambrosia] were Bacchanalian festivals. Ami′ca [Ami′ca], a
name
of Venus. Amphi′on [Amphion] was the son of Jupi
man.” Called Barker by Virgil and other poets. Aon′ides [Aonides], a
name
of the Muses, from the country Aonia. Apatur′ia
onia. Apatur′ia [Apaturia], an Athenian festival, which received its
name
from a Greek word signifying deceit. Aph′rodi′te
rom a Greek word signifying deceit. Aph′rodi′te [Aphrodite], a Greek
name
of Venus. Apis, a name given to Jupiter by the i
ing deceit. Aph′rodi′te [Aphrodite], a Greek name of Venus. Apis, a
name
given to Jupiter by the inhabitants of the Lower
los, and this same island being his native place obtained for him the
name
of Delius; Delphinius, from his occasionally assu
elphinius, from his occasionally assuming the shape of a dolphin. His
name
of Delphicus was derived from his connection with
e was as virtuous as she was beautiful. Ar′gonauts [Argonauts]. This
name
was given to the fifty heroes who sailed to Colch
d great riches by his art. There is a pretty fable which has made the
name
of Arion famous. Once when traveling from Lesbos
en to her by Spartan women. Ar′temis [Artemis]. This was the Grecian
name
of Diana, and the festivals at Delphi were called
of his father’s thunderbolts. Assabi′nus [Assabinus], the Ethiopian
name
of Jupiter. Ass’s ears, see Midas. Astar′te [As
by his side come hot from hell.” Shakespeare. Athe′na [Athena], a
name
obtained by Minerva as the tutelary goddess of At
so a great astronomer. He is depicted with the globe on his back, his
name
signifying great toil or labor. For his inhospita
ty to Perseus that king changed him into the mountain which bears his
name
of Atlas. A chain of mountains in Africa is calle
d seven daughters by his wife Pleione, they were called by one common
name
, Pleiades; and by his wife Æthra he had seven mor
abitish god, associated with licentiousness and obscenity. The modern
name
is Belphegor. Babes, see Rumia Dea. Bac′chantes
Bees, see Mellona. Belisa′ma [Belisama], a goddess of the Gauls. The
name
means the Queen of Heaven. Beller′ophon [Bellero
Belphe′gor [Belphegor], see Baal-Peor. Be′lus [Belus]. The Chaldean
name
of the sun. Berecyn′thia [Berecynthia], a name o
[Belus]. The Chaldean name of the sun. Berecyn′thia [Berecynthia], a
name
of Cybele, from a mountain where she was worshipe
le, from a mountain where she was worshiped. Bi′formis [Biformis], a
name
of Bacchus, because he was accounted both bearded
i′areus [Briareus], a famous giant. See Ægeon. Bris′æus [Brisæus]. A
name
of Bacchus, referring to the use of grapes and ho
yblis, spent in tears, Becomes a living fountain, which yet bears Her
name
.” Ovid. C Cab′iri [Cab′iri]. The mysteri
which it was unlawful to reveal. Cac′odæ′mon [Cacodæmon]. The Greek
name
of an evil spirit. Ca′cus [Cacus], a three-heade
[Cama]. The Indian god of love and marriage. Camil′lus [Camillus], a
name
of Mercury, from his office of minister to the go
ry, from his office of minister to the gods. Can′ache [Canache]. The
name
of one of Actæon’s hounds. Cano′pus [Canopus]. T
in drinking the health of the deities. Capitoli′nus [Capitolinus]. A
name
of Jupiter, from the Capitoline hill, on the top
s, were so called from having goat’s feet. Caproti′na [Caprotina]. A
name
of Juno. Cassan′dra [Cassandra], a daughter of P
n Mount Parnassus, sacred to the Muses. Casta′li′des [Castalides], a
name
of the Muses, from the fountain Castalia or Casta
Cephalus was the type of constancy. Cerau′nius [Ceraunius]. A Greek
name
of Jupiter, meaning The Fulminator, from his thun
he appears as Sagittarius, the Archer. Chlo′ris [Chloris]. The Greek
name
of Flora, the goddess of flowers. Chou. An Egypt
ponding to the Roman Hercules. Chro′nos [Chronos]. Time, the Grecian
name
of Saturn. Cil′laros [Cillaros], see Cyllaros.
ed, she turned all his followers into swine. Cisse′ta [Cisseta]. The
name
of one of Actæon’s hounds. Cither′ides [Citherid
ta]. The name of one of Actæon’s hounds. Cither′ides [Citherides]. A
name
of the Muses, from Mount Citheron. Cli′o [Clio].
ow her to drink at one of their streamlets. Clu′aci′na [Cluacina]. A
name
of Venus, given to her at the time of the reconci
form of this flower she is still supposed to be turning toward Sol, a
name
of Apollo. Cneph. In Egyptian mythology the crea
Consu′alia [Consualia]. Games sacred to Neptune. Con′sus [Consus]. A
name
given to Neptune as being the god of counsel. Co
. Coryban′tes [Corybantes] were priests of Cybele. They obtained the
name
because they were in the habit of striking themse
silly love-sick swain mentioned by Virgil. Cory′thaix [Corythaix]. A
name
given to Mars, meaning Shaker of the Helmet. Cot
l-black, with white legs and tail. See Cillaros. Cyl′lo [Cyllo]. The
name
of one of Actæon’s hounds, which was lame. Cyllo
one of Actæon’s hounds, which was lame. Cyllop′otes [Cyllopotes]. A
name
given to one of Actæon’s hounds which limped. Cy
y mourning. Cy′press [Cypress], see Cyparissus. Cy′pria [Cypria]. A
name
of Venus, because she was worshiped in the island
use she was worshiped in the island of Cyprus. Cyth′era [Cythera]. A
name
of Venus, from the island to which she was wafted
D Dacty′li [Dactyli] were priests of Cybele. They were given the
name
, because, like the fingers, they were ten in numb
er of Œneus, was wife of Hercules. See Hercules. De′lius [Delius], a
name
of Apollo, from the island in which he was born.
, and for a temple of Apollo. See Delphos. Del′phicus [Delphicus]. A
name
of Apollo, from Delphi. Del′phos [Delphos], the
ch the oracle of Apollo was given. De′marus [Demarus]. The Phœnician
name
of Jupiter. De′mogor′gon [Demogorgon] was the ty
a; and in the infernal regions Hecate. Dictyn′na [Dictynna], a Greek
name
of Diana as a terrestrial goddess. Di′do [Dido].
was Dido dumb.” Di′es Pa′ter [Dies Pater], or Father of the Day, a
name
of Jupiter. Dii Selec′ti [Dii Selecti] composed
us, Oreus, Sol, Bacchus, Terra, and Luna. Din′dyme′ne [Dindymene]. A
name
of Cybele, from a mountain where she was worshipe
d himself given to the same horses as food. Dio′ne [Dione]. A poetic
name
of Venus. Diony′sia [Dionysia] were festivals in
nysia] were festivals in honor of Bacchus. Diony′sius [Dionysius]. A
name
of Bacchus, either from his father Jupiter (Dios)
[Dioscuri]. Castor and Pollux, the sons of Jupiter. Di′ræ [Diræ]. A
name
of the Furies. Dis. A name of Pluto, god of hell
ux, the sons of Jupiter. Di′ræ [Diræ]. A name of the Furies. Dis. A
name
of Pluto, god of hell, signifying riches.
rophetic fount, and oracle divine?” Byron. Dodonæ′us [Dodonæus]. A
name
of Jupiter, from the city of Dodona. Dog, see La
like a goat. E′gis [Egis] was the shield of Minerva. It obtained its
name
because it was covered with the skin of the goat
Entertainments, see Comus. Envy, see Furies. Enyo was the Grecian
name
of Bellona, the goddess of war and cruelty. E′ol
war and cruelty. E′olus [Eolus], see Æolus. E′os [Eos]. The Grecian
name
of Aurora. E′ous [Eous]. One of the four horses
luded to as representing the infernal regions. Erga′tis [Ergatis]. A
name
given to Minerva. It means the work-woman, and wa
h King of Athens, was the son of Vulcan. Erin′nys [Erinnys]. A Greek
name
of the Furies. It means Disturber of the Mind. E
who burnt the temple of Diana at Ephesus, thereby hoping to make his
name
immortal. Eryc′ina [Erycina]. A name of Venus, f
sus, thereby hoping to make his name immortal. Eryc′ina [Erycina]. A
name
of Venus, from Mount Eryx in Sicily. Erythre′os
enus, from Mount Eryx in Sicily. Erythre′os [Erythreos]. The Grecian
name
of one of the horses of Sol’s chariot. Escula′pi
phon, who breathes forth devouring flames. Eu′dromos [Eudromos]. The
name
of one of Actæon’s hounds. Eu′lalon [Eulalon], o
lon [Eulalon], one of the names of Apollo. Eume′nides [Eumenides], a
name
of the Furies, meaning mild, and referring to the
ies, was worshiped that she might not do harm. Feb′ruus [Februus]. A
name
of Pluto, from the part of the funeral rites whic
rdens, was wife of Zephyrus. She enjoyed perpetual youth. Her Grecian
name
was Chloris. Flora′lia [Floralia] were licentiou
f love. Fri′ga [Friga]. The Saxon goddess of earthly enjoyments. The
name
Friday is derived from her. In Scandinavian mytho
hey sacrificed, and acted so like madmen that demented people got the
name
of Gallantes. Gan′esa [Ganesa]. The Indian Mercu
rought him happiness, the other misery. Gen′itor [Genitor]. A Lycian
name
of Jupiter. Geometry, see Mercury. Ge′ryon [Ger
rated the fishes and might strengthen him. Glauko′pis [Glaukopis]. A
name
given to Minerva, because she had blue eyes. Gno
ame given to Minerva, because she had blue eyes. Gno′mes [Gnomes], a
name
given by Plato to the invisible deities who were
eities who were supposed to inhabit the earth. Gnos′sis [Gnossis], a
name
given to Ariadne, from the city of Gnossus, in Cr
ong mankind. Graces (fourth), see Pasithea. Grad′ivus [Gradivus]. A
name
given to Mars by the Romans. It meant the warrior
efended the city against all external enemies. Gra′gus [Gragus]. The
name
by which Jupiter was worshiped in Lycia. Granari
d in Lycia. Granaries, see Tutelina. Grap′sios [Grapsios]. A Lycian
name
of Jupiter. Grasshopper, see Tithonus. Grief, s
H Ha′da [Hada]. The Babylonian Juno. Ha′des [Hades]. The Greek
name
of Pluto, the god of hell, the word signifying hi
mpenetrable fiends in vain.” Harpi′kruti [Harpikruti]. The Egyptian
name
of the god Harpocrates. Harpoc′rates [Harpocrate
g.” Pope. Hec′ate [Hecate]. There were two goddesses known by this
name
, but the one generally referred to in modern lite
erally referred to in modern literature is Hecate, or Proserpine, the
name
by which Diana was known in the infernal regions.
name by which Diana was known in the infernal regions. In heaven her
name
was Luna, and her terrestrial name was Diana. She
he infernal regions. In heaven her name was Luna, and her terrestrial
name
was Diana. She was a moon-goddess, and is general
uninspiring water.” Broome, 1720. Helico′niades [Heliconiades]. A
name
given to the Muses, from Mount Helicon. Heliop′o
ing from the oppression of their stepmother Ino. The episode gave the
name
of the Hellespont to the part of the sea where He
s]. The Greek Vulcan, the smith of the gods. He′ra [Hera]. The Greek
name
of Juno. Her′acles [Heracles] is the same as Her
es of Mercury and Minerva placed together. Her′mes [Hermes]. A Greek
name
of the god Mercury. “Hermes obeys. With golden p
t sing about the golden tree.” Milton. Hes′tia [Hestia]. The Greek
name
of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. Hierogly′ph
ius [Hippius]. A surname of Neptune. Hippocam′pus [Hippocampus]. The
name
of Neptune’s favorite horse, a fabulous marine an
animal, half horse and half fish. Hippocre′nides [Hippocrenides], a
name
of the Muses, from the fountain of Hippocrene [th
Races, see Neptune. Horses, see Hippona. Horten′sis [Hortensis], a
name
of Venus, because she looked after plants and flo
she looked after plants and flowers in gardens. Ho′rus [Horus]. The
name
of two deities, one Sol, the Egyptian day god; th
n the wedding night. See Danaus. I Iac′chus [Iacchus]. Another
name
for Bacchus. Iap′etos [Iapetos]. The father of A
te]. One of Actæon’s hounds; the word means tracker. Idæ′a [Idæa]. A
name
of Cybele, from Mount Ida, where she was worshipe
prus, in which there is a grove sacred to Venus. Ida′lia [Idalia]. A
name
of Venus, from Mount Idalus, in Cyprus, in which
which there is a grove sacred to Venus. Impera′tor [Imperator] was a
name
of Jupiter, given to him at Præneste. I′nachus [
ry, see Erostratus. Incense, see Venus. In′cubus [Incubus]. A Roman
name
of Pan, meaning The Nightmare. See Innus. Indig′
s over the winds and thunder. Infants, see Natio. In′nus [Innus]. A
name
of Pan, the same as Incubus. In′o [Ino], second
discovering the fatal mistake, hanged herself. Jove. A very general
name
of Jupiter. “From the great father of the gods a
Fate, the Parcæ. She spun the thread of life. Lacin′ia [Lacinia]. A
name
of Juno. Lactura. One of the goddesses of growin
on which guarded the apples in the garden of the Hesperides. Also the
name
of one of Actæon’s hounds. Also the river in Arca
ting-dogs, which, while pursuing a wild boar, was petrified. Also the
name
of one of Actæon’s hounds. Laks′mi [Laksmi] Hind
ing Jupiter, in the shape of a swan. After her death she received the
name
of Nemesis. Lem′nius [Lemnius]. One of the names
and grief, pleasure and pain.” Milton. Leucoth′ea [Leucothea]. The
name
of Ino after she was transformed into a sea nymph
arnassus. Liberal Arts, see Minerva. Li′ber Pa′ter [Liber Pater]. A
name
of Bacchus. Liberty, see Bacchus. Lib′issa [Lib
itish mythology the king of the Britons. He is said to have given his
name
to London. Lu′na [Luna]. The name of Diana as a
tons. He is said to have given his name to London. Lu′na [Luna]. The
name
of Diana as a celestial divinity. See Diana and H
es of Bacchus. Magicians, see Telchines. Mag′na De′a [Magna Dea], a
name
of Ceres. Magpies, see Pierides. Ma′ha′soor [Ma
Picumnus. March 24, Bellona’s Day. See Bellona. Mari′na [Marina]. A
name
of Venus, meaning sea-foam, from her having been
was sacred to Mars. Marshes, see Lymniades. Mar′syas [Marsyas]. The
name
of the piper who challenged Apollo to a musical c
ree Furies — Greek goddesses of vengeance. Meg′ale [Megale]. A Greek
name
of Juno, meaning great. Melicer′ta [Melicerta],
Apollo for the Caduceus. There was also an Egyptian Mercury under the
name
of Thoth, or Thaut, who is credited with having t
taught the Egyptians geometry and hieroglyphics. Hermes is the Greek
name
of Mercury. In art he is usually represented as h
also described as the god of mirth or laughter. Mone′ta [Moneta]. A
name
given to Juno by those writers who considered her
of Nox (Night). Mountain, see Atlas, Nymph. Mul′ciber [Mulciber]. A
name
of Vulcan, sometimes spelled Mulcifer, the smelte
raven that was perched on Odin’s shoulder. Musca′rius [Muscarius]. A
name
given to Jupiter because he kept off the flies fr
speare. Music, see Apollo, Muses. My′thras [Mythras]. The Egyptian
name
of Apollo. N Nai′ads, The [Naiads], were b
des. Nan′di [Nandi]. The Hindoo goddess of joy. Nar′ræ [Narræ]. The
name
of the infernal regions amongst the Hindoos. Na′
h the greatest severity. She is referred to by some writers under the
name
of Adrasteia. The Romans always sacrificed to thi
ties of those who were anxious to consult him. Nes′sus [Nessus]. The
name
of the Centaur that was destroyed by Hercules for
, he cannot but be wise.” Shakespeare. Niceph′orus [Nicephorus]. A
name
of Jupiter, meaning the bearer of victory. Nid′h
ghtmare, see Incubus. Ni′lus [Nilus], a king of Thebes, who gave his
name
to the Nile, the great Egyptian river. Nine, The
have their origin in the Scandinavian Norns. No′tus [Notus]. Another
name
for Auster, the south wind. Nox was the daughter
[Nuptialis]. A title of Juno. When the goddess was invoked under this
name
the gall of the victim was taken out and thrown b
In Hebrew mythology the god of hailstorms. Nycte′lius [Nyctelius]. A
name
given to Bacchus, because his festivals were cele
festivals were celebrated by torchlight. Nymphs. This was a general
name
for a class of inferior female deities who were a
ymphs by whom Bacchus was nursed. See Dionysius. Ny′sæus [Nysæus]. A
name
of Bacchus, because he was worshiped at Nysa, a t
niverse, and reputed father of all the Scandinavian kings. His wife’s
name
was Friga, and his two sons were Thor and Balder.
d into stone statues. Olives, see Aristæus. Olym′pius [Olympius]. A
name
of Jupiter, from Olympia, where the god had a spl
sed to reside. There were several other smaller mountains of the same
name
. “High heaven with trembling the dread signal to
order of Bacchus, and the sands were turned to gold. Pæ′an [Pæan]. A
name
given Apollo, from pæan, the hymn which was sung
they became the possessors of it. Pal′las [Pallas], or Minerva. The
name
was given to Minerva when she destroyed a famous
to give it rank among the wonders of the world. Pa′phia [Paphia], a
name
of Venus. Pap′remis [Papremis]. The Egyptian Mar
ns who fell during or after the siege. Parnas′sides [Parnassides], a
name
common to the Muses, from Mount Parnassus. Parna
the Persians, and rebuilt by Pericles. Par′thenos [Parthenos] was a
name
of Juno, and also of Minerva. See Pallas. Pasiph
hea]. Sometimes there are four Graces spoken of; when this is so, the
name
of the fourth is Pasithea. Also called Aglaia. P
ur daughters, who were called the Peliades. Pe′lias [Pelias] was the
name
of the spear of Achilles, which was so large that
petual Punishment, see Sisyphus. Perseph′one [Persephone]. The Greek
name
of Proserpine. Per′seus [Perseus] was a son of J
head, ready to be dropped on him at any moment. Phœ′bus [Phœbus]. A
name
of Apollo, signifying light and life. “Gallop ap
er by Circe, whose love he had not requited. Pier′ides [Pierides]. A
name
of the Muses, derived from Pieria, a fountain in
daughter of Mercury and Venus. She is sometimes referred to under the
name
of Suada. Plants, see Demogorgon. Pleasure, see
Proserpine, daughter of Ceres. He is sometimes referred to under the
name
Dis, and he personifies hell. His principal atten
hes, and lame because fortunes come so slowly. Plu′vius [Pluvius]. A
name
of Jupiter, because he had the rain in his contro
her Leda. He and his brother form the constellation Gemini. His Greek
name
was Polydeuces. Castor and Pollux are also known
Greek name was Polydeuces. Castor and Pollux are also known under the
name
of Dioscuri, the presiding deities of public game
him Medusa’s head. See Perseus. Polydeu′ces [Polydeuces]. The Greek
name
of Pollux. Polyhym′nia [Polyhymnia]. Daughter of
f Ino, was the Roman god of harbors. Posei′don [Poseidon]. The Greek
name
of Neptune, god of the sea. Prac′riti [Pracriti]
gardens) of this charming place.” Pope. Pris′ca [Prisca]. Another
name
of Vesta. Pro′cris [Procris]. Daughter of Erecht
g Proteus fast?” Budgell. Psy′che [Psyche]. The wife of Cupid. The
name
is Greek, signifying the soul or spirit. Pygma′l
choose me for your Pylades.” F. Lewis. Pylo′tis [Pylotis]. A Greek
name
of Minerva. Pyr′acmon [Pyracmon], one of the chi
f Apollo at Delphi, who delivered the answers of the oracle. Also the
name
of the Pythian games celebrated in honor of Apoll
ie′tus [Quietus]. One of the names of Pluto. Quiri′nus [Quirinus]. A
name
given to Mars during wartime; Virgil refers to Ju
given to Mars during wartime; Virgil refers to Jupiter under the same
name
. Quoit, see Hyacinthus. R Race, see Atala
last hour of unrepenting death.” Dryden. Rhamnu′sia [Rhamnusia]. A
name
of Nemesis, from Rhamnus, a town in Attica, where
r statue, made of one stone ten cubits high. Rhe′a [Rhea]. The Greek
name
of Cybele. She was a daughter of Uranus and Gæa,
pirits of fiery termagants in flame, Mount up and take a Salamander’s
name
.” Pope. Sala′tia [Salatia], or Salacia, a Roma
us disorder which generally attended them. Satur′nius [Saturnius]. A
name
given to Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto, as sons of
sided in a gloomy cave, void of light and air. Sos′pita [Sospita]. A
name
of Juno, as the safeguard of women. She is called
f women. She is called the “saving goddess.” So′ter [Soter]. A Greek
name
of Jupiter, meaning Savior or deliverer. Soul, s
d flutter in the fields of air.” Pope. Sylves′ter [Sylvester]. The
name
of Mars when he was invoked to protect cultivated
oked to protect cultivated land from the ravages of war. Syrinx. The
name
of the nymph who, to escape from the importunitie
hodes, who were envious sorcerers and magicians. Tel′lus [Tellus]. A
name
of Cybele, wife of Saturn, and the Roman deity of
oopoe, a kind of vulture, some say an owl. Tergemi′na [Tergemina]. A
name
of Diana, alluding to her triform divinity as god
such as Theseus vowed.” Budgell. Thesmorpho′nis [Thesmorphonis]. A
name
of Ceres. The′tis [Thetis]. A sea-goddess, daugh
through the darkness and lets down the day.” Pope. Thy′a [Thya], a
name
of Ops. Thya′des [Thyades]. Priestesses of Bacch
see Tereus. Tonitrua′lis [Tonitrualis], or Tonans. The Thunderer; a
name
of Jupiter. Towers, see Cybele. Tragedy, see Me
his return therefrom, are the subject of Homer’s Odyssey. His wife’s
name
was Penelope, and he was so much endeared to her
her husband return after an absence of about twenty years. The Greek
name
of Ulysses is Odysseus. “To show what pious wisd
l men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.” Unx′ia [Unxia]. A
name
of Juno, relating to her protection of newly marr
æa, the Earth, and father of Chronos (Time) and the Titans. The Greek
name
of Cœlus; his descendants are sometimes called Ur
us; his descendants are sometimes called Uranides. Ur′gus [Urgus]. A
name
of Pluto, signifying the Impeller. Ur′sa Ma′jor
dius]. The same as Vejovis. Vejo′vis [Vejovis]. “Little Jupiter” — a
name
given to Jupiter when he appeared without his thu
nts were Cupids and the Graces. Verti′cor′dia [Verticordia]. A Roman
name
of Venus, signifying the power of love to change
the power of love to change the hard-hearted. The corresponding Greek
name
was Epistrophia. Vertum′nus [Vertumnus] (“the Tu
ity, and compelled to live perfectly pure lives. Via′lis [Vialis]. A
name
of Mercury, because he presided over the making o
sented as flying in the air holding out a wreath of laurel. Her Greek
name
is Nike (Nicē). See Nicephorus. Vidor. A Scandin
f blacksmiths, and as the smelter or softener of metal bears also the
name
of Mulciber. “Men call him Mulciber; and how he
oods, see Dryads. World, see Chaos. X Xan′thus [Xanthus], the
name
of the wonderful horse of Achilles. Y Ya′m
was the son of Antiope and Zeus. See Amphion. Zeus (zūs). The Greek
name
of Jupiter, the greatest god in Grecian mythology
ere born. What appears to be the meaning of this barbarous story? The
name
Chronos, given to Saturn, signifies time; and, as
ltar to her, and instituted those celebrated priestesses who bore the
name
of Vestals, or Vestal Virgins. What was the numbe
s great probability that he was the person afterwards known under the
name
of Jupiter Ammon. Japhet had for his share the ma
and this occasioning conflagrations of many cities, procured him the
name
of God of the infernal Regions. What was the real
et over the frontiers of Africa, became so famous there, that he gave
name
to the chain of mountains extending to the sea; w
eeks Hera, or Mistress: or Megale, the Great. The Romans gave her the
name
of Juno Matrona, or the Matron; Juno Regina, or t
ed as the protectress of married women, and invoked by them under the
name
of Juno Lucina. Juno’s Chariot. She speaks; Mine
What were her attributes? She is the goddess of fruits; for her very
name
is derived from the care she was supposed to take
t, he caused to spring up from his blood, the flower called after his
name
. Apollo was challenged to a musical contest by a
to inquire. What are the proper names of the Muses? They had, each, a
name
derived from some particular accomplishment of mi
mind, or branch of science. The first of the Muses, Clio, derived her
name
from the Greek word, signifying glory, renown. Sh
ancients struck their harp or lyre. Thalia presided over comedy. Her
name
signifies the blooming. She is represented reclin
tunes of heroes. Euterpe was the patroness of instrumental music. Her
name
signifies the agreeable. She is always depicted a
lightly touching the earth, while the other sports in air. Erato. Her
name
is derived from the Greek word signifying love. S
try: and of the triumphs and complaints of lovers. Polyhymnia, as her
name
signifies, presides over miscellaneous poetry, an
nd then she grasps a scale, or a pair of compasses. Calliope owes her
name
to the majesty of her voice. She presided over rh
nder the Great was born. A man, named Erostratus, wishing to make his
name
immortal, set fire to this magnificent temple; im
temple; imagining that such an action would necessarily transmit his
name
to posterity. It was this temple which is mention
him in his travels; Caleb, which, in Hebrew, signifies a dog, was the
name
of the faithful companion of Moses. Bacchus, by s
remain; to charm the eye of taste, was called the Parthenon, from her
name
of Parthenos. There, likewise, the annual festiva
Minerva and Neptune disputing with each other the honour of giving a
name
to that city, the gods decided that whichsoever p
ies determined in favour of the latter, who consequently gave her own
name
to the city. Of what is this goddess emblematical
le. What were his titles? Mars; Ares, or injury, calamity; from which
name
, the hill at Athens, which was the assembling pla
upposed to represent in real history? There were many princes of this
name
, and almost every nation had its own Mars. The or
alia, from mount Idalus, in Cyprus. Acidalia, from a fountain of that
name
in Bœotia. Marina and Aphrodita, as produced from
ulcan. Who was Vulcan? It appears that there were three of the
name
of Vulcan. The first was Tubalcain, mentioned by
Chap. XVII. Mercury. Who was Mercury? There were two of that
name
; the Egyptian, and the Grecian Mercury. The most
s being the first who paid particular attention to eloquence, had the
name
of Hermes given to him, He is said to have left f
pon the ground, when he contested with Minerva the honour of giving a
name
to the city of Athens. He was the ruler of the wa
ivinity was the genius of the earth. Such fear and veneration did his
name
inspire, that no one durst pronounce it aloud. Ph
n away birds and thieves. The eastern nations worshiped him under the
name
of Baal Peor. Who was Pales? Pales was the goddes
, -who life by useful arts refin’d; With those, who leave a deathless
name
behind, Friends of the world, and fathers of mank
les? Twelve of his most remarkable actions were particularized by the
name
of his labours. He killed, in the forest of Nemea
aved. What are the peculiar characteristics of Buddhism? It gives the
name
Buddha, or Boodha, significative of truth and wis
On one side of the temples of Buddha, which are called by the general
name
of Veharri, are always monuments in the shape of
it with flowers. Menu, or Satyavrata, the lawgiver. Fourteen of this
name
, are supposed, by the Hindûs, to have existed suc
f idolatry in India. That luminary is adored by the Hindûs, under the
name
of Surya, and the sect amongst them which is pecu
re. The Hindûs regard the Moon as a male Deity, to whom they give the
name
of Chandra, and whom their poets describe as sitt
ull, one of the emblems of Seeva, for whom Jaggernaut is only another
name
. Here, are practised the most abominable and crue
the Egyptian Mercury? Yes. Some writers assert that two sages of the
name
of Hermes, or Mercury, lived at the interval of a
Lucina. To her was dedicated a city in the Thebaid, called after her
name
. She was ranked among the ancient or elder divini
perpetually at variance with each other. Ormuzd, or Oromazes, was the
name
given to the personification of the benevolent pr
e instituted to their honour. Mahabad, one of fourteen beings of that
name
destined to appear in human shape, for the govern
of the Persian religion, as reformed by Zoroaster ; and what was the
name
of his sacred book? The book containing the Persi
Persian Mythology? Ormuzd, Oromasdes, Orosmades, or Oromazes, was the
name
given to the Supreme Creator, by the Persian Myth
pent, a globe, and wings united. Certain mysteries were called by his
name
, similar to those of Isis and Ceres; founded chie
Supreme Being, the universal Creator and Ruler. To him was given the
name
of Teutates, compounded of the two British words
eason and movement; the third, hearing, sight, speech, raiment, and a
name
. The sons of Borus, afterwards, erected in the ce
rmy and the principal inhabitants of his country. There, assuming the
name
of Odin, he became the chief object of the idolat
hions, adorned with the emblems of fertility and abundance. Under the
name
of Hertha, she was regarded as the earth; and she
her was consecrated the sixth day of the week; which still bears her
name
, Frea’s day, or Friday. She was attended by Fulla
The fifth day of the week was dedicated to him, and called after his
name
, Thor’s day; Thursday. Which were the principal o
, whose statue was compounded of the figures of a man and a fish; his
name
signifies the sun worshiped under the form of a f
s, or Thammuz, was worshiped throughout Phrygia and Syria, under that
name
, or the appellation of Attis or Atys, and his sup
plain. Next Chemos, the obscene dread of Moab’s sons; Peor, his other
name
. With these, in troop, Came Astoreth, whom the Ph
tive ark Maim’d his brute image; head and hands lopp’d off. Dagon his
name
; sea monster; upward man, And downward fish; yet
s ranked? Which of the Muses presided over history, and whence is her
name
derived? In what order were placed Hercules, Escu
e Saturn and Cybele confined, and by whom were they released? By what
name
was Jupiter known among the Gauls? What became of
ed, and under what form? Repeat Virgil’s lines on Ceres. What was the
name
of the winged horse of the Muses, and what did he
did Minerva and Neptune produce, when they disputed which should give
name
to the rising city of Athens? What was the buckle
oes engaged in the expedition to gain the Golden Fleece? What was the
name
of their ship, and the general name by which they
n the Golden Fleece? What was the name of their ship, and the general
name
by which they were called? Who was Chiron? To wha
general character of the Hindû, or Brahminical Mythology? What is the
name
, and what are the attributes, of the supreme deit
f the Hindûs? What is the Hindû account of the Creation? What was the
name
of the Hindû hell, and who was its supposed sover
What is the Bhagavat? What account is given of Mariatale? What is the
name
of the Hindû God of Death, and what account does
e worship of the Sun are discernible in the Hindû worship? Under what
name
is the Sun worshiped by the Hindûs? To what Divin
Vishnu? What was its object, and when did it take place? What general
name
is given to the incarnations of Vishnu, and how a
, and what was he? Of what was Serapis a personification? What is the
name
of the sacred book of the Persian religion? Who w
gion? In what countries did the Celtic Mythology prevail, and by what
name
was the Supreme Being designated? Who were the pr
account of Odin? What is the historical account of Odin? What was the
name
of his wife, and what day of our week is called a
candinavian Mythology? Who was Irminsul? Who was Surtur? What was the
name
of the Scandinavian hill, and how was it describe
Sleipner? Of what nature was the ancient Arabian Mythology; and what
name
did it assign to the Supreme Deity? What were the
the religion of the Peruvians and that of the Mexicans? What was the
name
of the chief God of the Mexicans, and what accoun
im? Index. A Achĕrōn, a river of hell Page 99 Acīdǎlĭa, a
name
of Venus 61 Adītī, consort of Casyapa, a Hindû go
yapa, a Hindû goddess 133 Adōnis, a Phrygian deity 218 Agǎnīppĭdes, a
name
of the Muses 43 Aglaiǎ, one of the Graces 64 Agnī
8 Agnyāstra, Hindû rocket 138 Ahrīmān, a Persian deity 185 Alcīdes, a
name
of Hercules 110 Alcmenǎ, the mother of Hercules 1
Pĕrēnnā, a rural divinity 87 Anūbis, an Egyptian deity 161 Aŏnĭdēs, a
name
of the Muses 43 Apes, venerated by the Hindûs 142
a name of the Muses 43 Apes, venerated by the Hindûs 142 Aphrŏdītǎ, a
name
of Venus 61 Apis, a name of Jupiter 16 Apōllo, th
es, venerated by the Hindûs 142 Aphrŏdītǎ, a name of Venus 61 Apis, a
name
of Jupiter 16 Apōllo, the god of the fine arts 36
16 Apōllo, the god of the fine arts 36 Arabian Mythology 213 Arēs, a
name
of Mars 57 Argŏnāuts, the companions of Jason 114
harioteer of the Sun 139 Ascǎlǎphŭs, a son of Achĕrōn 26 Assabīnus, a
name
of Jupiter 16 Astārtē, a name of Venus 61 Astarte
ǎphŭs, a son of Achĕrōn 26 Assabīnus, a name of Jupiter 16 Astārtē, a
name
of Venus 61 Astarte, a Phrygian goddess 218 Astrē
, a Phrygian goddess 218 Astrēǎ, Justice 104 Astrōlatry 122 Athēna, a
name
of Minerva 53 Atlas 18 Atrŏpŏs, one of the Fates
Bēllōnǎ, the goddess of war 58 Bēlus, a Babylonian deity 216 Bēlus, a
name
of Sol 30 Bĕrĕcȳnthĭǎ, a name of Cybĕle 10 Bhavān
Bēlus, a Babylonian deity 216 Bēlus, a name of Sol 30 Bĕrĕcȳnthĭǎ, a
name
of Cybĕle 10 Bhavānī, the wife of Seeva 137 Bĭfōr
nthĭǎ, a name of Cybĕle 10 Bhavānī, the wife of Seeva 137 Bĭfōrmĭs, a
name
of Bacchus 47 Bĭfrōst, a bridge which reached fro
hme, the supreme Hindû god 130 Brahmins, Hindû priests 148 Brisæus, a
name
of Bacchus 47 Brōntēs, one of the Cyclops 68 Būbō
ĭŏpē, one of the Muses 43 Cāma, the Hindû god of love 138 Cǎmīllŭs, a
name
of Mercury 71 Canaanites’ idolatry 217 Cārtīceya,
71 Canaanites’ idolatry 217 Cārtīceya, a Hindû god 137 Cāstǎlĭdĕs, a
name
of the Muses 43 Cāstǎlĭŭs, a fountain of Parnassu
, the girdle of Venus 62 Chaldēans, Babylonian priests 216 Chāndra, a
name
of the moon 141 Chǎrōn, the ferry-man of hell 93
n 116 Chīrōn, a centaur; tutor of Esculapius 109 Chronos, the Grecian
name
of Saturn. 6 Cīrcē, a daughter of Sol. 34 Cithĕrĭ
Grecian name of Saturn. 6 Cīrcē, a daughter of Sol. 34 Cithĕrĭdes, a
name
of the Muses 43 Clīo, one of the Muses 41 Clōthō,
god of revelry 108 Cōnsuālia, games in honour of Neptune 74 Cōnsŭs, a
name
of Neptune 74 Cŏrōnĭs, the mother of Esculapius 1
ther of Esculapius 108 Cŏry̌bāntĕs, priests of Cybele 11 Corythaix, a
name
of Mars 57 Creeshna, or Chrishna, the Hindû god o
f Jupiter’s thunderbolts 68 Ccnŭs, a friend of Phaëton 33 Cllēnĭŭs, a
name
of Mercury 71 Cnthĭŭs, a name of Apollo 37 Cy̌thĕ
nŭs, a friend of Phaëton 33 Cllēnĭŭs, a name of Mercury 71 Cnthĭŭs, a
name
of Apollo 37 Cy̌thĕrǎ, a name of Venus 61 D
lēnĭŭs, a name of Mercury 71 Cnthĭŭs, a name of Apollo 37 Cy̌thĕrǎ, a
name
of Venus 61 D Dactli, a name of the priests
s, a name of Apollo 37 Cy̌thĕrǎ, a name of Venus 61 D Dactli, a
name
of the priests of Cybele 11 Dædǎlŭs, the inventor
of the Philistines 218 Dǎnǎŭs, the father of the Danaide 108 Dēlŏs, a
name
of Apollo 37 Dēlphĭcŭs, another name of Apollo 37
ther of the Danaide 108 Dēlŏs, a name of Apollo 37 Dēlphĭcŭs, another
name
of Apollo 37 Dēlphōs, a famous oracle 40 Demogorg
, malignant spirits 131 Diāna, the goddess of the chase 44 Dīctnnǎ, a
name
of Diana 44 Dĭēs Pater, a name of Jupiter 19 Dĭī
the goddess of the chase 44 Dīctnnǎ, a name of Diana 44 Dĭēs Pater, a
name
of Jupiter 19 Dĭī Selēcti, gods of the second cla
e of Jupiter 19 Dĭī Selēcti, gods of the second class 4 Dīndy̌mēnē, a
name
of Cybele 10 Dĭŏnsiǎ, festivals of Bacchus 49 Dĭŏ
ēnē, a name of Cybele 10 Dĭŏnsiǎ, festivals of Bacchus 49 Dĭŏnsĭŭs, a
name
of Bacchus 47 Dīræ, a name of the Furies 102 Dis,
ŏnsiǎ, festivals of Bacchus 49 Dĭŏnsĭŭs, a name of Bacchus 47 Dīræ, a
name
of the Furies 102 Dis, a name of Pluto 99 Dōdōnǎ,
Dĭŏnsĭŭs, a name of Bacchus 47 Dīræ, a name of the Furies 102 Dis, a
name
of Pluto 99 Dōdōnǎ, an oracle of Jupiter 20 Dōrĭs
Nereus 73 Druids, Celtic priests 191 Dryǎdĕs, wood nymphs 82 Dūrgā, a
name
of Seraswatti 138 E Eǎcŭs, a judge of the i
ptian Mythology 150 Ely̌sĭan Fields, the abodes of the just 96 Eno, a
name
of Bellona 58 Eŏlŭs, the god of the winds 82 Eōŭs
ŭs, one of the horses of Sol 30 Eratō, one of the Muses 42 Ergatīs, a
name
of Minerva 53 Eilethyia, an Egyptian goddess 170
Erīnnys, the Furies 102 Erostrǎtus, a famous incendiary 45 Erycīna, a
name
of Venus 61 Esculāpĭus, the god of physic 108 Eth
ces 64 Eurus, the east wind 82 Eūtērpē, one of the Muses 42 Euvyhe, a
name
of Bacchus 47 F Fates, the Parcæ 103 Fauns,
47 F Fates, the Parcæ 103 Fauns, rural divinities 88 Fĕbrŭŭs, a
name
of Pluto 99 Fēnrĭs, a Scandinavian evil deity 205
shers of the guilty 101 G Gāllī, priests of Cybele 11 Ganēsa, a
name
of the Hindû god of wisdom 133 Ganymede, the succ
140 Genii, domestic divinities 92 Glaūcŭs, a sea god 79 Glaukōpis, a
name
of Minerva 53 Gnomes, invisible agents 93 Gorgons
, Euryǎle, and Stheno 117 Graces, daughters of Jupiter 64 Gradīvus, a
name
of Mars 57 Grand Lama 126 H Hades, a name o
upiter 64 Gradīvus, a name of Mars 57 Grand Lama 126 H Hades, a
name
of Pluto 99 Hālcy̌ons, sea birds 81 Hǎmǎdradēs, w
Harpōcrǎtes, an Egyptian god 164 Hēbē, goddess of youth 25 Hecate, a
name
of Diana 44 Heimdāl, a Scandinavian deity 202 Hēl
ian goddess of death 204 Hēlĭǎdĕs, daughters of Sol 38 Hĕlĭcŏnĭdĕs, a
name
of the Muses 43 Heliopolis, a city of Elysium 96
ĭdĕs, a name of the Muses 43 Heliopolis, a city of Elysium 96 Hĕrǎ, a
name
of Juno 23 Hērcŭlēs, son of Jupiter and Alcmena 1
f Jupiter and Alcmena 110 Hermes, an Egyptian sage 160, 167 Hērmēs, a
name
of Mercury 71 Heroes of the Trojan war 115 Heroes
1 Heroes of the Trojan war 115 Heroes of the Theban war 115 Hertha, a
name
of the goddess Frea 119 Hindû mythology 129 Hindû
pantheon 145 Hindû sacrifices 143 Hindû temples 145 Hippŏcrēnides, a
name
of the Muses 43 Hippōnǎ, the goddess of horses 88
inavian deity 269 Hy̌ǎcnthus, the son of Amyclas 38 I Idǎliǎ, a
name
of Venus 61 Idaæa, a name of Cybele 10 Idŭnā, a S
us, the son of Amyclas 38 I Idǎliǎ, a name of Venus 61 Idaæa, a
name
of Cybele 10 Idŭnā, a Scandinavian goddess 203 In
ancient Romans 8 Jāsōn, the leader of the Argonauts 114 Jou, the true
name
of Jupiter 19 Jove, a name of Jupiter 19 Jugatīnu
leader of the Argonauts 114 Jou, the true name of Jupiter 19 Jove, a
name
of Jupiter 19 Jugatīnus, a rural divinity 88 Jūno
the mother of the Lares 92 Lātōna, the mother of Apollo 36 Lemnĭus, a
name
of Vulcan 67 Lerna, a marsh drained by Hercules 1
Peruvian deity 221 Mānēs 104 Mariatale, a Hindû goddess 138 Mărīnā, a
name
of Venus 61 Mars, the god of war 57 Mārsy̌as, a s
s, the god of war 57 Mārsy̌as, a satyr killed by Apollo 38 Maxĭmus, a
name
of Jupiter 19 Megæra, one of the furies 102 Megăl
Maxĭmus, a name of Jupiter 19 Megæra, one of the furies 102 Megăle, a
name
of Juno 23 Mĕgălēsĭă, festivals of Cybele 11 Mell
ŏmĕnĕ, one of the Muses 42 Mēnădes, priestesses of Bacchus 49 Menū, a
name
of a Hindû god 133 Mercury, an Egyptian sage 155
a Persian deity 184 Mnēmŏsy̌ne, the mother of the Muses 41 Moloch, a
name
of Sol 30 Moloch, a Phenician deity 218 Mōmŭs, th
ōmŭs, the god of laughter 108 Mors, a daughter of Nox 104 Mŭlcĭbĕr, a
name
of Vulcan 67 Muses, daughters of Jupiter 41 Mythr
lcĭbĕr, a name of Vulcan 67 Muses, daughters of Jupiter 41 Mythrās, a
name
of Sol 30 N Nāiădes, river nymphs 82 Nārac,
the Scandinavian hell 203 Nĭorder, a Scandinavian deity 201 Nōmius, a
name
of Apollo 37 Nomius, a name of Mercury 71 Nornes,
order, a Scandinavian deity 201 Nōmius, a name of Apollo 37 Nomius, a
name
of Mercury 71 Nornes, the Scandinavian destinies
dinavian destinies 206 Nox, the mother of the Furies 104 Nȳctĕlĭŭs, a
name
of Bacchus 47 Nȳsæ, the nurses of Bacchus 47 O
candinavian god 196 Opērtum, the temple of Cybele at Rome 11 Ops, the
name
of Cybele 10 Optĭmus, a name of Jupiter 19 Orcŭs,
the temple of Cybele at Rome 11 Ops, the name of Cybele 10 Optĭmus, a
name
of Jupiter 19 Orcŭs, a name of Pluto 99 Orēădes,
11 Ops, the name of Cybele 10 Optĭmus, a name of Jupiter 19 Orcŭs, a
name
of Pluto 99 Orēădes, mountain nymphs 82 Orēstēs,
ity 155 Osīrĭs, a personification of the sun 30 P Pachacamac, a
name
of Viracocha 221 Pachamama, a Peruvian deity 221
amac, a name of Viracocha 221 Pachamama, a Peruvian deity 221 Pæān, a
name
of Apollo 37 Paganism 125 Palemon, a sea god 79 P
nour of Minerva 53 Pantheism 124 Papeus, a Scythian god 188 Păphĭa, a
name
of Venus 61 Parias, a caste or division of Hindûs
of Venus 61 Parias, a caste or division of Hindûs 138 Parnāssĭdes, a
name
of the Muses 43 Parnassus, a famous mountain 43 P
, a name of the Muses 43 Parnassus, a famous mountain 43 Parthĕnos, a
name
of Minerva 53 Pārvātī, a name of Bhavani 137 Pasĭ
ssus, a famous mountain 43 Parthĕnos, a name of Minerva 53 Pārvātī, a
name
of Bhavani 137 Pasĭthĕa, one of the Graces 54 Pāv
, one of the Graces 54 Pāvan, the Hindû god of winds 138 Pegāsĭdes, a
name
of the Muses 43 Pegăsus, a winged horse 43 Pelops
Mythology 176 Peruvian idolatry 219 Phaeton, a son of Sol 32 Phebe, a
name
of Diana 44 Philistines’ idolatry 217 Phlĕgĕthōn,
on, a horse of Sol 30 Phlĕgy̌ās, a king of the Lapithae 106 Phœbŭs, a
name
of Apollo 37 Phōrcŭs, a sea god 77 Picūmnus, a ru
lo 37 Phōrcŭs, a sea god 77 Picūmnus, a rural divinity 88 Pĭĕrĭdĕs, a
name
of the Muses 43 Pilumniis, a rural divinity 88 Pī
od of the infernal regions 98 Plūtus, the god of riches 99 Plŭvīŭs, a
name
of Jupiter 19 Pollear, a name of the Hindû god of
Plūtus, the god of riches 99 Plŭvīŭs, a name of Jupiter 19 Pollear, a
name
of the Hindû god of wisdom 138 Pōllūx, the twin-b
86 Pŏpŭlōnĭă, a rural divinity 87 Pōrtūmnŭs, a sea god 79 Poseidon, a
name
of Neptune 74 Prĭāpŭs, the god of gardens 83 Prīs
Py̌rācmōn, one of the Cyclops 68 Py̌rŏis, a horse of Sol 30 Pthĭus, a
name
of Apollo 37 Q Quĭētŭs, a name of Pluto 99
ŏis, a horse of Sol 30 Pthĭus, a name of Apollo 37 Q Quĭētŭs, a
name
of Pluto 99 Quĭrīnus, a name of Mars 57 R R
, a name of Apollo 37 Q Quĭētŭs, a name of Pluto 99 Quĭrīnus, a
name
of Mars 57 R Rāma, an incarnate deity 141 R
a, an incarnate deity 141 Rhădămănthus, an infernal judge 101 Rhĕă, a
name
of Cybele 10 Rimmon, a Phrygian deity 218 Rōbīgus
79 Sāturn 6 Saturnāliă, a festival in honour of Saturn 9 Satūrnĭa, a
name
of Italy 8 Satyavrāta, a name of a Hindû god 133
tival in honour of Saturn 9 Satūrnĭa, a name of Italy 8 Satyavrāta, a
name
of a Hindû god 133 Satyrs, rural divinities 88 Sc
141 Sīvā, Seeva, Mahádéva, or Mahadeo, a Hindû god 131 Sleipner, the
name
of Odin’s steed 207 Sol 29 Somnus, the god of sle
5 Stĕrŏpēs, one of the Cyclops 68 Styx, a river of hell 95 Sumanus, a
name
of Pluto 99 Superstitions of the Hindûs 149 Sūrad
radevī, the goddess of wine 138 Sūrtur, a genius of fire 201 Sūrya, a
name
of the sun 139 Svālin, a Scandinavian deity 209 S
09 Swerga, the Hindû heaven 136 Sylphs, aerial beings 93 Sȳlvēster, a
name
of Mars 57 Synia, a Scandinavian deity 203 Syrian
chief Scythian god 188 Tāntălŭs, an infernal criminal 107 Taranus, a
name
of Jupiter 16 Tārdĭpēs, a name of Vulcan 67 Tārtă
s, an infernal criminal 107 Taranus, a name of Jupiter 16 Tārdĭpēs, a
name
of Vulcan 67 Tārtărŭs, the infernal prison 95 Tel
dĭpēs, a name of Vulcan 67 Tārtărŭs, the infernal prison 95 Tellus, a
name
of Cybele 10 Temple of Jaggernaut 146 Temple of t
of the sun in India 139 Teutates, the Celtic supreme 190 Tithrambo, a
name
of Isis 170 Termĭnus, the guardian of boundaries
ian sage 170 Tritērica, festivals in honour of Bacchus 49 Trītōnĭa, a
name
of Minerva 53 Tritōns, marine animals 77 Trophōnĭ
203 Urānĭa, one of the Muses 43 Urănus, the same as Cœlus 5 Urgus, a
name
of Pluto 99 V Vāivaswāta, a name of Yama 13
, the same as Cœlus 5 Urgus, a name of Pluto 99 V Vāivaswāta, a
name
of Yama 136 Valhāllă, the hall of Odin 205 Vali,
i, a son of Odin 208 Valkyries, Scandinavian goddesses 205 Vānădis, a
name
of the goddess Frea 199 Vārā, a Scandinavian deit
the goddess of beauty 60 Vertūmnŭs, the god of tradesmen 86 Viālĭs, a
name
of Mercury 71 Victory, daughter of Styx and Acher
red cord of the Hindû priests 140 Zĕphy̌rŭs, the west wind 82 Zeus, a
name
of Jupiter 19 Zoroaster, a Persian priest 180 THE
tivation of the imaginative faculties, may associate in their minds a
name
so justly entitled to their admiration and esteem
r, when different nations or cities worshipped the same god under the
name
of Jupiter, each of those nations or cities prete
ssity of believing that there was a deity superior to all others. His
name
was Fatum or Destiny. He was supposed to be a bli
s son and his usurping sway. And hence the Golden Times derived their
name
.” Virgil. “December now brings Saturn’s merry
ars, because it was composed of twelve months. It was he who gave his
name
to January. He is usually represented with two fa
had to any god you would address.” Ovid. “Two gates of steel (the
name
of Mars they bear, And still are worshipped with
ra, the mother of the gods. They also affirm that Cybele gave her own
name
to that goddess, and that the Corybantes, her pri
ol of the earth; and the Egyptians honored her as the moon, under the
name
of Isis. Such appears to be the origin of the wor
came to be acknowledged by her father. Cybele was so called from the
name
of the mountain upon which she had been exposed.
ntain upon which she had been exposed. Some etymologists suppose this
name
to be derived from a Hebrew word, signifying to b
Chapter V. Of Vesta. There were two different goddesses of this
name
. Vesta the elder, or Terra, or Tellus, the wife o
rth and fire, which is accounted for by two different deities of that
name
. Vesta’s fire was refined and celestial; whereas
hadowy shores with loud acclaim, Hail the fair fugitive and shout her
name
.” Darwin’s Botanic Garden — Canto II. “He, wh
of this fable, it is necessary to know that different princes of the
name
of Jupiter successively reigned in Crete, as we s
ral Dariuses. The most celebrated of the kings who-appeared under the
name
of Jupiter, was nearly contemporary with Abraham.
ed the highest places in the world, and were thence designated by the
name
of Heaven; those in the west were looked upon as
hem as having been driven into the Infernal Regions. So they gave the
name
of Tartarus to the river Tartese, in Spain; and,
posed a kind of ambulatory opera, governed by a skilful master by the
name
of Apollo. The bitches of the prince were called
trengthen man with his own mind.” Byron. Obs. 1. — Prometheus is a
name
derived from a Greek word signifying to foresee f
hrew her down into, a river, and changed her into a turtle (which her
name
signifies) that she might keep eternal silence. T
o indispensable to the future happiness of the married pair, that his
name
was loudly invoked during their celebration. Hyme
n her temple every thing for funeral purposes was sold or let. By her
name
is commonly meant the grave, and the Libitinarii
ion of wine mixed with honey and milk, the heifer was sacrificed. The
name
of this festival was Ambarvalia. Roman matrons an
ursued by a young prince on the shores of a river which bore the same
name
, fell into its waters, and was drowned. The large
in poetry and in the Pythian games. Obs. 4. — A Greek prince by the
name
of Apollo, loved Clytia, and abandoned her for Le
and they are also indebted to it for their progress in knowledge. The
name
of the Muses is generally supposed to have been d
th a view to perpetuate this blemish of his character. Obs. 4. — The
name
of Musagete or captain of the Muses was often giv
Chapter XV. Diana, or Phœba. There were three goddesses of this
name
, the most celebrated of whom was the daughter of
ate or Proserpine. To designate these three qualities or offices, the
name
of Triformis, and Tergemina, or the goddess with
tæ, were annually celebrated in the city Bubastis; Dictynna, from the
name
of the nymph whom she loved, and who first invent
tratus, who committed this atrocious crime in order to perpetuate his
name
with posterity. The inhabitants of Taurica held D
on the Nile; the poets have told the same thing about the latter. The
name
of Moses and that of Mysos given to Bacchus by Or
es a dog to Bacchus to follow him in his travels. Caleb, whose Hebrew
name
signifies a dog, is the faithful companion of Mos
avour to prove that Bacchus is the same as Nimrod, son of Chus, whose
name
at first was Bacchus, son of Chus; and, by corrup
inguished? Chapter XVII. Minerva. Among five goddesses of this
name
, whom Cicero mentions, he says that the most anci
e last of the five, was the daughter of the giant Pallas, to whom the
name
of Minerva or Pallas was given. The fables of the
s of men, or hurl the thunderbolts of Jupiter. The honour of giving a
name
to the city of Cecrops, produced a great dispute
who should confer the most valuable gift on the city should give his
name
to it. No sooner had Neptune struck the earth wit
other or nurse’s breast; Pallas, because she slew a giant of the same
name
, or because she brandished her spear in war; Part
va, to whom that tree was particularly sacred. The city then took the
name
of its tutelary divinity. Athens became famous fo
Chapter XIX. Mars, the God of War. There were many gods of this
name
. Diodorus Siculus says that the first Mars, to wh
enus. Cupid, enraged at his defeat, turned her into a dove, which her
name
signifies. The name of Cupid’s mistress was Psych
at his defeat, turned her into a dove, which her name signifies. The
name
of Cupid’s mistress was Psyche, a Greek word for
by Myrrha. This nymph was metamorphosed into a tree, which bears her
name
. At the moment of his birth, the tree was opened.
l regions. Questions. Who was Venus? Were there any goddesses of this
name
? Were the actions of Venus praiseworthy? Relate h
eing done, he had by her Paphos, from whom the isle of Paphos had its
name
. Atalanta was daughter to Schœnus, king of Scyro
remained famous, and the unfortunate Sappho, to whom Greece gave the
name
of “the tenth muse,” still came to increase its c
and the arms of Achilles; and likewise formed the first woman, whose
name
was Pandora. Vulcan is called Lemnius, because he
us his wife: No wonder then he goes lame all his life.” “Nor was his
name
unheard or unadored In ancient Greece: and in Ans
Chapter XXIV. Mercury. Cicero mentions five deities of this
name
, but the actions of all but one have been attribu
e was the god of rhetoricians and orators; Cyllenius, either from the
name
of Mount Cyllenus on which he was born, or becaus
terpreter and messenger of the gods. The Gauls honoured him under the
name
of Theutates, and offered him human victims. The
and offered him human victims. The Egyptians worshipped him under the
name
of Thaut. Questions. Who was Mercury? Where was M
ble and the execrable, of good and evil. Thus, the Egyptians gave the
name
of Osiris and Isis to the sun and moon. Neptune,
to have had three thousand children. His nymphs were called after his
name
, Oceanides and Oceantides. The Argonauts, before
ds.” Ovid. Obs. 1. — Amphitrite is quite a poetical personage. Her
name
signifies that the sea surrounds the land. By Nep
pitately ran away, and fell into the sea, and became sea-deities. The
name
of Ino was changed to that of Leucothea, and Meli
lm and appears to respect those birds. Mariners give to that time the
name
of “halcyon days.” This singularity produced a fa
the gods, he was changed into a daffodil, which plant still bears his
name
. Echo. “She was a nymph, though only now a sound
nd on celestial, terrestrial, and marine deities, distinguished? What
name
is given to those nymphs who have empire over the
at name is given to those nymphs who have empire over the woods? What
name
is common to the nymphs who are born and expire w
charge of the ash? By what nymphs are the fountains governed? By what
name
are the nymphs of the rivers distinguished? Who i
hout it, the earth is dry and produces nothing; and the second, whose
name
signifies good success, watched to procure good c
ius of the earth. No person, having great fear and veneration for his
name
, durst pronounce it in a high tone of voice. Phil
nsidered earth to be animated by a genius, who received from them the
name
of Demogorgon. Among the different names borne by
n heaven and earth. He was arbitrarily called Ops, or Tellus; and the
name
of the goddess Vesta, Ceres, Proserpine, Rhea, Di
to make a sacrifice to the good goddess, the mysterious deity, whose
name
women only knew. This sacrifice, offered for the
considered the earth animated by a genius? What was the most ancient
name
given to the Earth? What was one of Earth’s festi
his worship, the Romans honoured a protector of boundaries under the
name
of Jupiter Terminalis, and the Greeks, under Jupi
nd by various other names. The Orientals worshipped Priapus under the
name
of Beelphegor. Pomona and Vertumnus. “The god Ve
pped at Rome, where her feasts were celebrated every April, under the
name
of Palilia. At such times, the peasants perfumed
was very ancient. The Egyptians worshipped the whole world under the
name
of Pan, which means all. His image represents the
h a staggering step, Ferula. His attendants were called Sileni, which
name
was applied to those who were advanced in years.
ained the age of fourteen, when they consecrated it to the Lares. The
name
of Lararium was given to that place where they we
ll houses, doors, stables, and hearths, were consecrated to them. The
name
of the god of the hearths, was Lateranus. The anc
nues Diodorus , “is the Nile, to which river the Egyptians gave that
name
.” “The city of the Sun is Heliopolis; the delight
rst informed; and next the relations and friends of the deceased. His
name
was repeated on every side; and it was given out,
he skies; Hence do the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the
name
Avernus to the lake. And in the gate, and in the
the fun’ral brand.” Obs. 1. — There were two kings of Crete by the
name
of Minos. The first was the son of Asterius. His
s, who life by useful arts refined; With those, who leave a deathless
name
behind, Friends of the world, and fathers of mank
e place of woe, and Elysium, the blissful abode. Erebus was a general
name
for both. Probably the tradition of the terrestri
t get a sip: At which you smile; now all of’t would be true, Were the
name
chang’d, and the tale told of you.” Obs. — The
f Œdipus. Part V. Peculiar Deities. It would be impossible to
name
and designate all the particular divinities of th
eak only of those best known. The Greeks honoured Felicity, under the
name
of Eudemonia, or Macaria. An oracle having said t
s were victorious; and, therefore, their goddess Felicity assumed the
name
of Macaria. The Romans honored Felicity long afte
h overwhelm them, was early deified. The Greeks honored her under the
name
of Elips, and the Romans, under that of Spes Publ
e was painted in the form of a woman, with the inscription of her own
name
, Eternity. She held in her hand a radiant sun or
presented by a man or a woman, according to its masculine or feminine
name
. People implored Thought, that they might have no
dia or Mercy. The Romans imitated them, and gave to those temples the
name
of Asylums. Virtue, which alone can secure happin
stice. Silence had his altars. The Orientals worshipped him under the
name
of Harpocrates. The Romans represented Silence as
ig. 63. Discord. Obs. — It would be tedious, as well as useless, to
name
all the ancient deities. In general, the Romans,
hip. Comus presided over banquets and feasts. He is well known by
name
. Every painter has a right to take his imaginatio
ding out of a cup which she held in her hand. Obs. 1. — The singular
name
of Æsculapius, whom the Greeks called Asclepios,
the Greek word Hera or Hero, which personage was the son of Juno. His
name
was consecrated to designate men celebrated by th
rage and fine actions. This etymology is most generally adopted. This
name
was at first given to the children of the gods an
dedicated to Hercules, the people offered sacrifices to him under the
name
of Hercules Olympius; and in those very temples,
The chest was blown to the island Seriphos, where a fisherman, by the
name
of Dictys, found it, took them out, and carried t
ely treated by Atlas, he turned him into the mountain which bears his
name
. Thence he went into Ethiopia, where he delivered
he sea, which was afterwards called the Ægean, or Black sea, from his
name
and destiny. — See Fig. 71. Fig. 71. Theseus an
esuscitated him. He afterwards settled in Italy, where he changed his
name
to Viribus, because he had been a man twice. Phæd
e poets published, that she had been changed into an almond-tree. The
name
of Phyllis, almost similar to that of Phylla, an
apter III. Hercules. There are not less than forty heroes of this
name
mentioned by ancient authors. The Trojan Hercules
ated to the skies, he took a seat among the constellations, under the
name
of Sagittarius. He was commanded to bring alive a
ridiculed him as he sat at her distaff. He had likewise a wife whose
name
was Dejanira, daughter of Œneus, and sister of Me
wn; Then he brings low three-headed Geryon: Hesperian apples next his
name
sustains; And his last labour Cerberus enchains.”
re. Questions. Who was Castor and Pollux? What became of Castor? What
name
was given to them, when they became constellation
cceeded him. Erichthonius was succeeded by his son Tros, who gave his
name
to the city of Troy, and the name of Troas to the
eeded by his son Tros, who gave his name to the city of Troy, and the
name
of Troas to the whole country. Tros had three chi
to Anchises; and the third, Ilius, succeeded his father, and gave the
name
of Ilion to a citadel which he built at Troy. La
ules deprived him of his crown. Priam was his son and successor. His
name
was a Phrygian word for ransomed because he was r
ord for ransomed because he was ransomed by the Trojans. His original
name
was Podarces. Soon after having possessed himself
f of the city, Priam fortified it with bastions, called Pergamia. The
name
of Priam’s wife was Hecuba, who bore him several
the head of Medusa, and changed him into the mountain which bears his
name
. By his wife Pleione, he had seven daughters, who
Taygete, Asterope, and Celeno; all of whom were called by one common
name
Pleiades, sometimes Virgiliæ, and sometimes Atlan
louds; and the poets, confounding that mountain with the prince whose
name
it bears, painted him as the pillar of the world.
countries, was rejected. The Persians gave to the good principle the
name
of Oromasdes; and to the bad, the name of Ahriman
gave to the good principle the name of Oromasdes; and to the bad, the
name
of Ahriman. Their country was conquered by Mussel
of good and the author of evil, in which the latter was overcome. The
name
of the second man-bull was Tasehter. He had three
t, a globe, and wings united. Certain mysterious rites, called by his
name
, were observed in deep caverns, or artificial gro
a? What is said of the man-bull? What became of Ahriman? What was the
name
of the second man-bull? Who became the author of
orn it with flowers. Menu was a lawgiver: Fourteen personages of this
name
are said to have existed successively. The histor
ly despised class of the Hindoos. The Hindoos adore the sun under the
name
of Surya. Surya is represented as riding in a cha
his head. As to his character and attributes, he is like Apollo. The
name
of Avatars is sometimes given to Rama, Chrishna,
ral form of it. The Chaldeans and Phœnicians adored the sun under the
name
of Belus or Baal, (which means lord.) The charact
o him incense and perfume. The Ammonites worshipped the sun under the
name
of Moloch, and immolated to him human victims, ch
molated to him human victims, chiefly children. The Moabites gave the
name
of Beel Phegor to the sun, and honored him with d
plain. Next Chemos, the obscene dread of Moab’s sons; Peor, his other
name
. With these, in troop, Came Astoreth, whom the Ph
ive ark, Maim’d his brute image; head and hands lopp’d off. Dagon his
name
; sea-monster; upwards man, And downward fish; yet
d several sares. Some learned men believe that the Chaldeans gave the
name
of years to their days. In the Chaldean mythology
ntations of which were displayed in the temple of Bel. A woman by the
name
of Omorca, was the mistress of the universe. Bel
isted of human sacrifices. The Mexicans worshipped the sun, under the
name
of the Prince of Glory, and called heaven his pal
ly called the Rotunda. It still exists in its entire state, under the
name
of the Church of All Saints, to whom it has been
or consulting the oracles. At Delphi, the Pythia did not reply in the
name
of Apollo, only during one month in the year. In
ll delivered in the same manner. Sometimes the priestess spoke in the
name
of the god; at others, the god himself gave his r
iter, whose priestess she had been at Thebes. Herodotus adds that the
name
of the dove Pleiai, was given to this woman. Nobo
llo; and from that time the oracle of Delphi spoke no more but in the
name
of this god. In the primitive times of this oracl
received the exhalations without injury. This priestess received the
name
of Pythia, on account of the serpent Python, kill
a few others of minor importance, although it would be impossible to
name
them all. In Bœotia, a very small province, they
re absolved. Chapter XIII. Of the Sibyls. The ancients gave the
name
of Sibyls to a certain number of girls whom they
prophecy. The learned do not agree with respect to the origin of this
name
, considering it either as Hebraic, African, or Gr
ays that she was often smitten with a divine fury; which gave her the
name
of Sibyl. 4. The Sibyl of Cumæ, or the Cumæan. Sh
what fable, blended with history, gives us concerning this Sibyl. Her
name
was Deiphobe. She was the daughter of Glaucus, an
the Samians, was the sixth. 7. The Cumean, born at Cumæ in Æolis. Her
name
was Demophile, or Herophile, and sometimes even A
n families pretended to be descended from the Hellens; and thus, this
name
, peculiar to a single family, became the general
and thus, this name, peculiar to a single family, became the general
name
of the Greeks. Mythology of Northern Europe.
to his enemies, that liberty which he found not in his own. His real
name
was Frige, son of Fridulphe. He assumed that of O
he god Odin. It is known that several nations gave their pontiffs the
name
of the god whom they served. Frige, filled with h
d. Frige, filled with his ambitious projects, did not fail to usurp a
name
which was calculated to secure to him the respect
their ancestors. The same was true of other Anglo-Saxon princes. The
name
of Odin, therefore, ultimately came to signify th
g stay, and built the city of Odensus, which still perpetuates in its
name
, the remembrance of its founder. Thence he extend
als of Iceland,) and which passed to his descendants, called from his
name
Scioldungians. Odin more pleased with giving crow
which descended to his remoter posterity. Hence, the Ynglinglians, a
name
which has long served to designate the first king
from Scythia, or the confines of Persia; and still more so, that the
name
of the god whose prophet and priest he became, wa
a country where nobody equalled him, and in which the people gave the
name
of prodigies to all at whose exploits they were g
ter them, the Greeks; and hence was produced that chaos, known by the
name
of mythology. In the north, on the contrary, reli
f the North, still remain. The fourth day of the week still bears his
name
. It is called, according to different dialects, O
her of the gods. The Phœnicians adored these two principles under the
name
of Tautes and Astarte. Some Scythian nations name
killed in war. The sixth day of the week was sacred to her under the
name
of Freytag (Friday,) and called by the Latins Die
who presided over winds and tempests. He designates him by the Latin
name
of Jupiter; but Lucian gives him another name, wh
gnates him by the Latin name of Jupiter; but Lucian gives him another
name
, which more nearly resembles that of Thor: he cal
me, which more nearly resembles that of Thor: he calls him Taranis, a
name
which, among the Gauls again signifies thunder. T
shine, plenty or dearth. He rides on a boar with golden bristles. The
name
, of his wife is Gerda, Gymer’s daughter. The Celt
er. The gods never forgot his violent actions, and would not hear his
name
pronounced. Wale was the formidable god of the bo
dable god of the bow. The Scandinavians gave to the bad principle the
name
of Loke, and placed it in the number of their god
ith that of the giant Ymer. It was called the family of Bor, from the
name
of the first of that family, who was father to Od
ome records which, to no small extent, depose in favour of truth. The
name
of a god often appears to be that of a sage, some
evived the genius of some. These came to replace the bards, under the
name
of Troubadours. And, this appears to be a suitabl
, and lost its purity. Some, coming by land from the North, under the
name
of Scythians, Celtic-Scythians, and Celts, people
f Priests; their manner of living; their dress and functions. The
name
Druids comes, no doubt, from the Celtic word deru
rds, the Saronides, and the Cubages or Vates. The Bards, whose Celtic
name
means a chanter, celebrated in verse the actions
as called by the Pythagorean and Platonic philosophers, the one; this
name
being adapted the best of all others to a nature
ow in his motions. “Again, the ancient theologists called life by the
name
of Jupiter, to whom they gave a two fold appellat
Nov. 12th, 1843. Page 136. — Neither of the derivations given of the
name
Artemis appears to be satisfactory. The following
te b), and which they regarded as the mother of dews (p. 61). Another
name
of the goddess may have been ἡ ἀλθέоυσυ, ἀλδέоυσα
ἀλδέоυσα or ἀρδέоυσα, and θ and ϕ being commutable (as θὴρ, ϕὴρ), the
name
may have become ἀλϕείоνσα, etc., to which Αλϕειὸѕ
) would correspond as a masculine power, and therefore an appropriate
name
for a river. Altheusa it is plain might easily be
the abode of Hades in the west, in the other in the under-world. The
name
Geryoneus might correspond in signification with
m BOΩ βόσκω, to feed) is the Herdsman, and is the same as Hermes. The
name
of his wife, we may observe (see p. 381), is Chth
bles, he says (ii. 98), «Et per Junonem domini jurante ministro.» The
name
Juno is contracted from Jovino, as prudens is fro
Saturnus), in a four-horse chariot. L. Saturn. (L. Saturninus) is the
name
of the monetary triumvir. Coin of the Sentian fam
seem celebrated in honour of Demeter18, was probably indebted for its
name
to the flower Hyacinthos ; and the legend of the
nd of their bartering voyages to Temesa90, (perhaps the place of that
name
in Italy,) where they exchanged iron for copper.
nd that the Thessalian mountain, and those others which bore the same
name
, were called after the original heavenly hill124.
ose out of and sank into the Ocean stream. The only ones mentioned by
name
by Homer and Hesiod are the constellations Oriôn,
enumerated alone are Titans, and the most probable derivation of the
name
is that which makes it equivalent to Earth-born 1
n and Eurynome. As this last is said to be an Oceanis, and the former
name
is manifestly derived from the symbol for the ear
horses at sunset ; and Statius181 makes Sleep her charioteer. As the
name
of this deity is common to most of the languages
easy to distinguish the god from the stream over which he rules. The
name
Oceanos is apparently connected with a family of
f remarkable animals. The Eridanos is said to have been a mere poetic
name
, there being no stream actually so called ; thoug
Mortal-delighting ; 2. Mortal-illuminating ; 3. Unwearied ; etc. The
name
Helios (Ἣλιος) is perhaps derived from ἕλα,ἕλη, b
d to Pallas Athene, and of which we shall treat in its due place. The
name
Selene (Σϵλήνη) is plainly derived from σέλας, br
s (Shining) and Phaëthôn (Gleaming)266. Æschylus267 and Theocritus268
name
the goddess ‘white-horsed’, and Euripides269 desc
h-seeing ; 11. Air-born 282, etc. The most probable derivation of the
name
Eôs (Ήὼς, Dor.Ἀὼς) seems to be that from ἂω, to b
the new order of things, which succeeded the time of the Titans. The
name
Phœbe plainly signifies Lucid 285, and a very obv
onages, who are hardly ever mentioned by the poets. The origin of the
name
Krios is not apparent289. Pallas (Shaker ?) would
, and is perhaps the work of the notorious forger Onomacritus297. The
name
Hecate is the feminine of Hecatos, one of the epi
the real character of Hecate ; or Hecate may have been the primitive
name
of the moon-goddess of one of the tribes of Greec
een that she might prevent the souls of the dead from appearing305. A
name
of this goddess was Brimo306. This seems to have
e abandoned to the waves of the sea. We shall presently show that the
name
Zeus signifies God. When, therefore, we recollect
style to represent magnitude or excellence by associating it with the
name
of the deity397, it will not surprise us to meet
. A very simple process will lead us to the true signification of the
name
of this deity. Its Æolic form is Δεὑς, which is a
principal means of transport by land, as the ship is by sea ; the one
name
might therefore be metaphorically employed for th
on this supposition easy of explanation. The simple Doric form of his
name
, Ποτίδας, shows its true origin to be from the ro
atter were sure to be sooner or later collected into his kingdom. His
name
appears to denote invisibility 459, significatory
ey468 it is placed in the dark region beyond the stream of Ocean. Its
name
is Erebos469 ; the poets everywhere describe it a
m the judges appointed for that purpose. Oceanos was but the Egyptian
name
of the Nile ; the Gates of the Sun were merely th
10. Cold ; etc. At Hermione in Argolis Hades was worshiped under the
name
of Illustrious (κλύμενος)490, and Persephone unde
eath (Θάνατος), who comes to fetch away the heroine, Orcus, the Latin
name
of Pluto. In this drama we meet the first mention
er form accomplished his wishes. But when she had implored him in the
name
of her mother to spare her, he gave her a solemn
teriôn ran by the temple, and on its banks grew the plant of the same
name
, which was used for weaving the (bridal ?) corona
ade, according to the temple-legend, the goddess was born522. Another
name
of the Imbrasos was said to be Parthenios523. Eve
n the temple, and hence it was said arose the annual ceremony. In the
name
Admeta, it will be observed, we have here again a
ed Parthenion. Macris (which we find personified in the legend) was a
name
of that island. The marriage of Zeus and Hera was
ed ;2. White-armed ; 3. Gold-seated ; 4. Gold-shod The origin of the
name
Hera is somewhat difficult to determine. We may v
tial union. As the goddess of the earth in the religion of Argos, her
name
would seem to come very simply from ἔρα, earth ;
to Hesiod, a war-goddess answering to the Bellona of the Romans. The
name
Enyalios, which is frequently given to him in the
t as judges, and Ares was acquitted562. Another tradition derived the
name
of the hill from the Amazons having there offered
r sire563. It is quite manifest therefore that the real origin of the
name
was unknown. The temples and images of Ares were
. Gold-helmed ; 6. Brazen ; 7. People-rouser ; 8. Impetuous, etc. The
name
Ares (Ἄρης) would seem to be connected with ἀνὴρ,
gian, the latter his Achæan character. The simplest derivation of his
name
therefore seems to be that which, regarding the f
Strabo says598 that Hebe was worshiped at Phliûs and Sicyôn under the
name
of Dia. It is not improbable that from the name o
and Sicyôn under the name of Dia. It is not improbable that from the
name
of Ganymedes (Joy-promoter), so well suited to a
4. Much-honoured. With respect to the origin of this goddess and her
name
, the most simple hypothesis, in our opinion, is t
our opinion, is that which regards herself as Night, and esteems her
name
to be of the same family of words with λήθω, λήθη
of the legend says, was named Delphine620, for the formation of which
name
, as we may perceive, Delphi probably gave its aid
s horses and cast himself into the stream, which from him derived its
name
Evenos. Meantime Apollo met and took the fair pri
r Admetos, he says, must have been an epithet of Hades ; Clymene, the
name
of Admetos’ mother, is one of Persephone ; and Ph
me think, but it is far more likely that it was the similitude of his
name
to an epithet of the god which gave occasion to i
tc. This god had several epithets apparently connected with the Greek
name
of the wolf (λύκος) ; but as there was an ancient
before the doors of the houses, were the images of the god under this
name
. This practice was peculiar to the Dorians666. Ap
on the cessation of a plague, or after a victory, was thus named. The
name
Phœbos-Apollo is generally regarded as of Grecian
signified Sweet Maid. She was also called Dictynna, a goddess of that
name
, and of a similar nature, having been perhaps uni
ishermen. The Cretans afterwards worshiped her as a goddess under the
name
of Dictynna from the above circumstance, which al
ecame invisible (ἀϕανὴς) : hence she was worshiped in Ægina under the
name
of Aphæa679. The well-known legend of Alpheios an
ave been identical) she derived her appellation from that town, whose
name
probably corresponded with its situation on a cha
Pausanias no account of the unusual title Lycæa709. Another ambiguous
name
of this goddess was that of Tauropolos710. The ch
; 5. Beast-marking ; 6. Rushing ; 7. Holy ; 8. Horse-urger, etc. The
name
Artemis seems identical with ἀρτεμὴς, integer, wh
and sister, the children of Zeus (that is the deity) and Leto, whose
name
, by a perfectly unstrained etymology, may be rend
In the Ilias732 Dione is a wife of Zeus, and mother of Aphrodite. The
name
Dione also occurs among the Ocean-nymphs733, the
honours and the worship of Zeus, being regarded as his queen736. Her
name
is apparently the feminine of his, and probably s
lexandrian and the Latin poets739 she is sometimes called by the same
name
as her mother. Hesiod740 says she sprang from the
flower750. The tale of Adonis is evidently an Eastern mythe. His own
name
and those of his parents refer to that part of th
ntly proves it ; and that this took place at a very early period, the
name
Cypris given to Aphrodite so frequently by Homer
frequently by Homer evinces. Still we look on Aphrodite to be (as her
name
seems to denote761) an originally Grecian deity ;
phic allegory. Ere we quit this subject we must observe, that a Greek
name
for the moth was Psyche (ψυχὴ). The fondness of t
o her. Athena was most honoured in Athens, the city to which she gave
name
, where the splendid festivals of the Panathenæa w
e-rouser, &c. We are now to inquire into the signification of the
name
of this goddess and her original nature. The simp
three phases of the moon. There are two other interpretations of this
name
which have had more general currency. The one sup
ween the river or lake Tritôn in Libya and a small stream of the same
name
in Bœotia. The ancients in general were in favour
strongly suspect that the streamlet that flowed by Alalcomenæ got its
name
in the same manner as the hill Delos at Tegyra, a
, Ἐρμῆς , Ἐρμάων. Mercurius. Hermeias (as Homer and Hesiod always
name
this god827,) is in one place of the Ilias called
nal Pelasgian system a telluric power. The simplest derivation of his
name
is from ἔρα, the earth ; and he is, we may observ
ted if that adventure was known to Homer, who calls the deity by this
name
in passages the genuineness of which cannot well
: 1. White or Shining ; 2. Swift(in speaking of dogs, and thence the
name
of a dog) ; 3. Idle ; to which we may venture to
hologist872 renders it White-shining, equivalent to White (λευκὸς), a
name
by which Hermes was worshiped in Bœotia873. We mu
o she was and why she did not go into the town. Demeter told them her
name
was Dôs, and that she had been carried off by pir
we may observe, admits of a very simple explication. Erysichthôn is a
name
akin to ἐρυίβη, mildew ; and Hellanicus892 said t
r, and ceased from mourning. She was worshiped at this cave under the
name
of Black (Mé-λαινα), and her statue in it was cla
rmed. She was also named, 5. Sable-vested ; 6. White-horsed, etc. The
name
of Demeter offers, as we have seen, no difficulty
personification of the corn ? In the latter case critics consider her
name
to signify Food-shower 912 ; in the former it mig
nify Food-shower 912 ; in the former it might mean Light-destroyer, a
name
corresponding well with Aïdes and Erebos913. We h
e have ventured to offer this conjecture concerning the origin of the
name
Persephone, because we think critics have gone in
phant, or person who bore the highest office in the mysteries ; whose
name
would rather seem to be derived from his exhibiti
marriage, was said to be the offspring of the divine Urania, but the
name
of his sire is unknown946. Those who took a less
oud-voiced ; 4. Honey-breathing. The most probable derivation of the
name
Muse (Mοȗσα), seems to be that which deduces it f
position, that Eileithyia was originally a moon-goddess, and that the
name
signifies Light-wanderer 995. Hence, if Artemis w
protect him that day, but that hereafter he will suffer ‘what Aisa [a
name
synonymous with Moira] span with her thread for h
she appears quite distinct from the celestial phænomenon of the same
name
. In Callimachus1039 and the Latin poets1040 Iris
. Wind-footed ; 3. Swift-footed ; 4. Swift ; 5. Gold-winged, etc. The
name
Iris is usually derived from ἐρῶ, ἐἴρω, to say, w
y, was figuratively styled the offspring of Zeus and Nemesis1057. The
name
of this goddess comes most simply from νέμω, to d
o Nemeses were worshiped1058. The goddess adored at Cyzicos under the
name
of Adresteia, said by the poet of the Phoronis to
onysos’ ; but the circumstance of the o in the second syllable of his
name
being short in this place satisfied the grammaria
ave him from being drowned, was, we are told, a daughter of Cadmos (a
name
which does not occur in the Ilias), ‘who had befo
er of a god1092. Supposing therefore Dionysos to have been, as his
name
might appear to indicate, one of the original Gre
orm was named the Western Horn, and then Amaltheia’s Horn, which last
name
was afterwards given to places similar to it in f
ed bassaræ worn by the Thracians ; Dithyrambos, from the odes of that
name
, or from his double birth (δὶς ϴύρɑ) ; Eleleus an
in the story of his birth, and also in the dog Mæra (Μɑȋρɑ), another
name
for Sirius the dog-star1127 ; the name of his com
the dog Mæra (Μɑȋρɑ), another name for Sirius the dog-star1127 ; the
name
of his companion Marôn1128 also seems to refer to
in this word. It is not impossible that the real root of his mother’s
name
may be ϭέλɑς. 1129. In favour of this god’s presi
eyed to Nysa in the form of a kid, and his being worshiped under that
name
. He also wore the goatskin dress of the goatherds
the goatherds ; and in Attica and Hermione he was named Μϵλάνɑιγις, a
name
which in the former place was connected with the
only told of kings and nobles, and the gods whom they adored1130. The
name
Dionysos is one of the most difficult to explain
e Hindoo god Seeva, and view in Dionysos a Grecian god with a Grecian
name
. The most probable (though by no means quite sati
s, Sipylos, Cybelos ; from which last she is said to have derived her
name
, though the reverse is more likely to be the trut
deities. Marsyas, as we have seen, was a river-god ; and Attis, whose
name
occurs frequently in the dynasties of the Lydian
She frequently beats on a drum, and bears a sceptre in her hand. The
name
Cybele is probably derived from the cymbals (Κύμβ
priests and philosophers, becoming a symbol of the universe, for his
name
signified all. Further, as he dwelt in the woods,
ousy blew her down from the summit of a lofty rock. A tree of her own
name
(πίτυς, pine) sprang up where she died, and it be
e-loving ; 4. Bright-locked ; 5. Cave-dwelling ; 6. Sea-roaming. The
name
Pan (Πὰν) is probably nothing more than the contr
et of Hermes. Buttmann connects Pan with Apollo Nomios, regarding his
name
as the contraction of Pæan1188. Welcker says it w
the chorus, and danced at them in their goat-skin dresses1194. Their
name
may be merely the reduplication of ϴήρ 1195. Σ
uld therefore appear that a Silen was simply a rivergod1201 ; and the
name
probably comes from ἴλλω, ϵἰλέω, to roll, express
horrified and renounced (ἀπαρνϵῖτο) him, whence the place derived its
name
. Others said1221 that he was the son of Dionysos
ntly about Mount Helicôn, the scene of Narcissos’ transformation. Its
name
in Persian is Nirgis, which proves the derivation
as named Amphissos, who founded at the foot of Œta a town of the same
name
, and ruled over the whole of that part of the cou
of water1247. Νηρϵύς. Nereus. Nereus, though not mentioned by
name
in Homer, is frequently alluded to under the titl
: he has also a chariot drawn by the biped sea-horses. Homer does not
name
the parents of this marine deity, and there is no
e or phantom in her stead, and then restored her to Menelaos1263. The
name
of this deity, signifying First (πρὸ, πρῶτος), wa
itself1264. Γλαῦκος. Glaucus. Glaucos, as is evident from his
name
, was an original god of the sea, probably only an
a. The gods out of compassion made her a goddess of the sea under the
name
of Leucothea, and him a god under that of Palæmôn
seems to refer to the Isthmian games1278. Melicertes is said to be a
name
of Poseidôn ; it may however be the Phœnician Mel
rcys and Keto ; they were hoary-haired from their birth, whence their
name
. They were two in number, ‘well-robed’ Pephredo (
linded the guards was enabled to come on the Gorgons unperceived. The
name
of the third sister given by the later writers is
into the mythe of Perseus. As in this mythe Medusa (Mistress) — whose
name
is of a nature totally different from theirs — wa
to have dwelt on the verge of the land of fable. The Lotus, under the
name
of Jujuba, is, we may observe, a part of the food
ad befallen him ; but on his informing them that Nobody (Οὔτις) — the
name
which Odysseus had given himself — was killing hi
o escaped. Odysseus, when a little way out at sea called out his real
name
, and the Cyclôps hurled immense rocks at him, whi
sire of the Chimæra, Echidna, and other monsters. The Greeks gave his
name
to the Egyptian dæmon Baby, the opponent of Osiri
of a giant slain by Helios, in aid of his daughter in her island. Its
name
, we are told, comes from the fight (μῶλος) ; its
were drowned. The resemblance between Thrinakia and Trinacria1404, a
name
of Sicily, has induced both ancients and moderns
e Concealer (the poet after his usual manner giving her a significant
name
), is called by Homer1408 the daughter of Atlas :
s ‘born unto misery’. It is not unreasonable therefore to find in the
name
of their progenitor a reference to this condition
tion, and to render Iapetos the Afflicted or the Oppressed. 1449. The
name
of his wife may refer to that faded splendour whi
med Hyades1458. When, therefore, we consider the signification of his
name
in connexion with the position assigned him by Ho
s of this kind it is the god or man Atlas who is turned into or gives
name
to the mountain. Thus according to one1460 Atlas
nhospitable prince was turned into the mountain which still bears his
name
. Another said that he was a man of Libya devoted
r the Eagle into the sea, and thus freed the captive monarch1470. The
name
of Prometheus led to his being viewed as the best
him to animate it ; he did so, but when Care went to give it her own
name
, he insisted on its being named from himself. Whi
se thrown by Pyrrha women ; and from this circumstance came the Greek
name
for people 1494. This narrative, it may easily be
ns a considerable degree of civilisation. They had not yet any common
name
, and seem to have had but little previous interco
ure. This people are generally called the Pelasgians or Pelargians, a
name
which was probably given to a portion of them by
from the tribes with which they now came in contact, adopted a common
name
by which to distinguish themselves1518. It would
the person of some fabled individual, — the personification of their
name
; a practice by no means confined to Grecian myth
Admetos was Hades, Alcestis the Strong-one (ἀλκὴ) was Persephone. Her
name
would then answer to Strong (ἴφθιμος), one of his
be regarded as a real historical personage. Whether the former, whose
name
is nearly identical with Iasiôn, Iasios, Iasos, i
ioned together. The former are spoken of twice in the Ilias under the
name
of Wild-men (Φῆρϵς), and once under their proper
d-men (Φῆρϵς), and once under their proper name1583. We also find the
name
Centaurs in the Odyssey1584. They seem to have be
ppellation for the builders of towns. He supposes Hippodameia, as her
name
seems to intimate, to have been a Centauress, mar
t mythic cycle, it is not unlikely that it was the resemblance of his
name
to that of the bird that caused his wife to be ca
olia. His sons were Pleurôn and Calydôn, who built towns of their own
name
. Agenôr the son of Pleurôn had by Epicaste (the d
lief in Pindar's time1632. There is a curious coincidence between the
name
Cadmos and the Semitic term for the East, Kedem,1
Iôn, Thessalos, and so many others,) merely a personification of the
name
of the people. Here then we might stop, and leave
Cadmeians to rank with the Ionians, Thessalians and others, of whose
name
it is difficult to assign a probable origin. It i
to all analogy. Again, we are reminded that Cadmilos or Cadmos was a
name
of Hermes in the mysteries of Samothrace, which w
e islands in the north of the Ægæan. We are further reminded that the
name
Cadmos occurs only at Thebes and Samothrace ; tha
-Hermes, i. e. Hermes Regulator or Disposer, a cosmogonie power, gave
name
to a portion of the Pelasgian race, and that in t
se to all this mystery in which he is enveloped. It was certainly his
name
that led to the idea of giving him Harmonia for h
to adopt regular discipline, and they would be victorious in war. The
name
of this people (Ἐγχέλεις, eels) may have had its
ue and Autonoe occur in the list of the Nereïdes, and Polydora is the
name
of an Ocean-nymph1640. Semele herself may refer t
Semele herself may refer to the brightness (σέλας) of water, and her
name
be like Electra, Galateia, Galene, Glauce, Ianthe
there was a fount named Cyre, sacred to him, whence perhaps came the
name
of the town itself1653. It was moreover a habit o
e sea. The gods took pity on her and made her a sea-goddess under the
name
of Leucothea, and Melicertes a sea-god under that
appear to be a wild beast, and he was torn to pieces by them1667. The
name
of Pentheus, it is plain, is derived from the gri
at the full sits so calmly looking down on the earth ; her husband’s
name
Epopeus is of similar import ; her mother is Poly
f Niobe also is capable of a physical sense. This goddess 1676, whose
name
denotes Youth or Newness 1677, is the daughter of
rs said, to Apollo) a son named Mopsos, a celebrated prophet1701. The
name
Teiresias1702 is apparently derived from τέρας, p
f great size and strength. The son of Minyas was Orchomenos, who gave
name
to the town ; and with him the race of Halmos end
e result of their inquiries is as follows. The Minyans was the mythic
name
of one of the early races of Greece, probably a p
addition of later times, which also assigned the wrong origin of the
name
Minyans given to the heroes, which we have just m
rce by sea at a period long anterior to history. The Phlegyans, whose
name
corresponds with their fate, are by Buttmann rega
Lapiths and the military class of the Minyans. It was probably their
name
which gave occasion to the legend of their destru
; there may, he allows, have been an Argive hero of perhaps the same
name
, who was the destroyer of the Nemean lion ; but t
logy to our apprehension almost inexplicable on this hypothesis : his
name
too, Hera-renowned, seems quite unsuitable to a h
erior to the Migration. This however may be obviated by supposing the
name
of the Dorian hero to have been different, and th
; on the contrary, all analogy would lead us to suppose him, from his
name
, to have been her favourite1789. We would therefo
ptian origin of the Athenians appeared in a work which went under the
name
of Theopompus, but which was a forgery intended t
were only two originally1798. There only remains to be explained the
name
Cecrops or Cercops ; and when we recollect that t
as the nightingale1807. This last, which has the signification of the
name
in its favour1808, was not however the prevalent
birds. Tereus (θηρϵὺς) the Hunter, or the Fierce, was selected as the
name
of the husband, and its resemblance to Teres, a n
selected as the name of the husband, and its resemblance to Teres, a
name
of the kings of Thrace, may have caused him to be
storic personage, he is probably the son of Hermes and Herse, and his
name
appears to signify the twilight (diluculum), whic
fy the twilight (diluculum), which is taken away by the Dawn1823. The
name
of Procris seems also to refer to the early day (
aros, plainly intended to deduce the Eumolpids from Thrace, while the
name
Tegyrios would seem to point to Bœotia, where the
to whom for the sake of uniformity another daughter was added, whose
name
shows that she could not have belonged to the ori
f which he did to all the surrounding country, was called by no other
name
than that of Sinis1835, i. e. Evil-doer. His stre
ing the sea, where the robber Scirôn — from whom the pass derived its
name
— had fixed his abode. The practice of Scirôn was
s and Erichthonios are the same person, and are nothing more than the
name
by which Poseidôn was worshiped on the Acropolis.
of the former. In fact Erechtheus is only the abbreviated form of the
name
which signifies Earth-shaker 1851. It need not su
robably effected by conquest. Whence they came is uncertain ; but the
name
of the Ionian sea would seem to place their origi
it seems to have been originally confined to the military class. The
name
Creüsa (Princess) in this legend, (like that of i
h formed it) was named Nisæa1857, and thence probably was derived the
name
of the king Nisos. The story of him and his daugh
one has heard of the Roman Tarpeia1858. Ægeus is plainly only another
name
for Poseidôn, who was also named Ægæos1859 and Æg
s we only meet the Ionian deities Poseidôn and Apollo. Theseus, whose
name
signifies the Orderer or Regulator, can only be r
ce against Minôs when he pursued him thither1863. Dædalos, as his own
name
(which perhaps was merely an epithet of Hephæstos
k of his hands. Icaros (from εἴκω, like εἰκὼν, ἴκελος) was a suitable
name
for his son, and the resemblance between it and t
s a suitable name for his son, and the resemblance between it and the
name
of the Icarian sea probably gave occasion to the
hrough the air. Chapter VI. MYTHES OF CORINTH. The ancient
name
of Corinth was said to have been Ephyra, so calle
his own beasts out of the herd ; for he had marked the initial of his
name
under their hoofs1868. Autolycos forthwith cultiv
is married to a daughter of the symbol of navigation, Atlas, and her
name
would seem to indicate that he is engaged with me
h men in the active business of life1877. His children are Glaucos, a
name
of the sea-god, Ornytiôn (Quick-mover), Thersandr
78. The legends above narrated probably have their sole origin in the
name
of Sisyphos. Βελλεροϕόντης. Bellerophon.
led one of his relatives named Belleros, he thence derived his second
name
. He was purified of the bloodshed by Prœtos, whos
er moral character, it is difficult to determine. Bellerophontes is a
name
, if possible, more enigmatic than Argeiphontes an
and social institutions. One of his children is an ancient or poetic
name
of the peninsula ; the other is the young land bl
but open force, he killed Argos with a stone, and hence obtained the
name
of Argos-slayer (Ἀργιϕόντης). The vengeance of He
from its pursuits. She swam through the Ionian Sea, which derived its
name
from her ; then roamed over the plains of Illyria
wever was noticed in the Ægimios, where it was said that her father's
name
was Peirên, that her keeper Argos had four eyes,
er keeper Argos had four eyes, and that the isle of Eubœa derived its
name
from her1901. Pherecydes1902. said that Hera plac
es related of Hera. The wanderings of Io were gradually extended. The
name
of the Ionian sea caused her to be made to ramble
wum across it1910. A similar strait into the Mæotis received the same
name
, and Io of course had wandered thither. Finally,
in their usual manner inferred that she was their own Io, with whose
name
hers had a slight similarity. At Memphis they aft
son of the cowgoddess, they formed from him a son for their Io, whose
name
was the occasion of a new legend of the mode of h
er who brought thither civilization and the arts. The people took the
name
of their new monarch, and were called Danaans1913
ysical character of the land. In Homer and Hesiod Danaans is a common
name
of the Greeks, who are also called Argeians and A
rd δανὸς signifies dry. We have here then a simple derivation for the
name
Danaans, namely the people of the thirsty land of
land of Argos ; and in the usual manner the personification of their
name
is a hero, Danaos1920. Again, springs are daughte
, that is of the thirsty land1921. Further, a head (кρήνη) is a usual
name
for a spring in many languages, and a legendary m
barous act, overturned the table (whence the place derived its future
name
of Trapezôs), and struck with lightning the godle
there were many in Arcadia. In this case Lycaôn would be only another
name
for Zeus, to whom he raised an altar, and he coul
cribed as impious in the primitive legend. The opposition between his
name
and that of Nyctimos strongly confirms this hypot
h offence they were turned into lions1994. Other authorities make the
name
of the victor Hippomenes, and say that on his neg
refore a Bœotian. There is no necessity for supposing two of the same
name
, as has usually been done. They are both, as we s
and she kills the two Centaurs as Artemis did Otos and Ephialtes. Her
name
was probably an epithet of the goddess signifying
ay therefore be regarded as darkness ; she is married to Tyndareos, a
name
which seems to be of a family of words relating t
i. e. Nereus, whose sons are Nestôr (Flower)2026 and Periclymenos, a
name
answering to an epithet of Poseidôn, κλυτός. The
r the parents of a soothsayer. Melampûs is (like Œdipûs) an ambiguous
name
; and Black-foot is as dubious an interpretation
d founts2033. Pindar here plays very agreeably on the relation of the
name
Iamos to the violet. Ἐνδυμίων. Endymion.
os, far away in the north, and the country there derived from him its
name
, Pæonia2034. Endymiôn, it is also said, gained th
lstones. Hence, he says, they are joined in the body ; their mother's
name
is Mill (μύλη mola), their father is the Breaker
os it is plain was designed to take the place of the mythic rock. The
name
Tantalos is, like Sisyphos, a reduplication2056,
rst mention of the Peloponnese. Pindar2073 calls Pelops a Lydian. The
name
Pelops’-isle or Peloponnese is, we think, decisiv
on between him and Poseidôn ; and possibly Pelops may be only another
name
of the water-god whom we find with so many names
god whom we find with so many names at the Isthmus. The origin of the
name
Peloponnese, which is certainly post-Homeric, sti
the rural god restores Pelops to life, and the same Hermes, under the
name
of Myrtilos, that is Myrtos, or the protector of
f different kinds of mythes arising from different derivations of the
name
being related of the same object, Pelops, i. e. t
reared him on the dugs of a she-goat (αἰγὸς) — whence he derived his
name
, Ægisthos. Atreus, hearing he was alive, had him
Melanippus et Comætho. Artemis was worshiped at Patræ under the
name
of Triclaria. Her priestess was always a virgin,
in use, and the stream which flowed by the temple derived from it the
name
of Implacable (ἀμείλιχος). An oracle, however, he
nd there cut her own throat and died. The spring derived from her its
name
, — Callirrhoe, i. e. Fairflowing 2089. Σέλεμν
herd, and Aphrodite in compassion changed him into a river of his own
name
. But his love still continuing, Aphrodite again m
or how she became the sister of Cadmos. It probably originated in the
name
of her father ; and as the legend very appropriat
of Phœnix (Red) and Telephassa (Far-shining), and mother of Minôs, a
name
not unlike Men 2109 (Μὴν, Moon) ; and she marries
eus (aqua), Teucros (δευκρὸς ?), Telamôn (ἕλος ?), Hesione, Aias (the
name
of a river2118), and Æacos, which is perhaps of t
h Greeks and Scandinavians2138. It still more resembles a Plough, its
name
in some countries. Its likeness to an animal is n
aniards call the Pleiades the ‘Seven She-goats’2141 ; our own popular
name
for them is the ‘Hen and Chickens’ ; and the Germ
robable that the true signification of the Hyades lies in their Latin
name
Suculæ, or ‘Little Pigs,’ given them for a simila
ulæ, or ‘Little Pigs,’ given them for a similar reason2144. The Latin
name
of the Pleiades was Vergiliæ, or rather perhaps V
was named by the Latins Jugula 2146, or the ‘Warrior,’ and his Greek
name
probably signifies the Rouser or Exciter (ΟΡΩ, ὀρ
as many female, his ordinary council. These were called by the common
name
of Consentes or Complices (the Latin of the Etrus
can origin does not appear. The Sabellian Religion. Under the
name
of Sabellians may be comprised all the tribes of
urnus and Lua, Mars and Neriene, Quirinus and Hora. In some cases the
name
of the goddess is only the feminine form of that
minine to Jovis was Jovino, which was contracted by use to Juno. This
name
therefore must have originally signified simply g
temple was made the mint, the word money oddly enough comes from her
name
, of which the origin is quite uncertain2283. Juno
the Cælian hill stood a temple of Minerva Capta, the origin of which
name
is uncertain2298. The festivals of Minerva were n
nerva to have been introduced from that country. No derivation of her
name
can therefore be given, for it does not seem to b
the corresponding Hestia of the Greeks, with whom she is identical in
name
and office. There is every reason to believe her
aganalia was celebrated when the sowing of the seed was over2312. The
name
Ceres may come from creo. Servius2313 says that i
cannot however have been one of the original deities of Rome, as her
name
did not occur in the Salian hymns, and we are ass
ity being found in the Cloaca, it was consecrated to Venus, under the
name
of Cloacina. There was at Rome a temple of Venus
avour of the original rural character of Venus, that, like Pales, her
name
is of both genders. Thus we meet with Deus and De
h Deus and Dea Venus, and with Venus almus, and Venus alma. 2325. The
name
Venus, or rather Veneris, may, as was supposed, c
erred to by Sextus Empiricus and the Fathers of the Church. 71. This
name
is borrowed from the Fount of the Sun (κρήνη Ἡλίο
but they hear the voices of those that receive their passengers, and
name
their fathers and mothers, and themselves, and th
e followed Callimachus (Hymn iv. 37. seq.), who says, alluding to her
name
, that she came down ‘like a star.’ This was proba
55. seq. 510. Met. i. 722. 511. Dionys. xii. 72. 512. Its Persian
name
at the present day is Taous. 513. Athen. xiv. 6
кλυτός. 6. πολύμητις, πολύϕρων. 587. II. xx. 73 ; xxi. 330. seq. His
name
is also synonymous with fire, ix. 468 ; xvii. 88
f things.” Milton, P. L. ii. 962. 608. In Plato (Cratyl. 406.) her
name
is deduced ἀπὸ τῆς πραότητος τῆς θεοῦ, apparently
of towns and districts, according to which an animal or plant, whose
name
sounds like theirs, becomes as it were their arms
. Theocr. i. 117. Pind. Nem. i. 1. 687. Thus the Eleians changed the
name
of the Alpheiæa of the Letrinæns to Elaphiæa (fro
speaks of the fount of Arethusa. Welcker (Schwenk. 263.) regards this
name
as being ἂρι-θοῶσα. It may be only a corruption o
Hom. Hymn, xx. 800. Il. v. 733. 801. Ovid, Met. vi. 1. seq., — the
name
as usual giving origin to the fable. We know not
r Jap. p. 201, 202. Welcker in Schwenk, 299. These critics derive the
name
from ϕέρβω, ϕέρω, to feed, and ϕάω, ϕαίνω, to sho
ers it Lighting, regarding, as we think justly, the first part of the
name
as akin to πȗρ, and to the Pers in Perse, Perseus
be only a corruption of Persephone. 914. Κόρη, the maiden, an Attic
name
for Persephone. 915. Aglaoph. 65. 273, 274. 916
lv. ii. 4. 19.). The tale seems indebted for its origin to the Muses’
name
, Pierides, from Pieria. 941. Apollod. i. 3. 2. O
titutions ascribed to Orpheus. See also Müller, Proleg. 379. seq. The
name
Orpheus is perhaps connected with ὄρϕνος, ὄρϕανος
t of Earth. Hermann also makes Themis a physical being, rendering her
name
Statina ; while Böttiger (Kunst-Myth. ii. 110.) m
: Εὐɑνθὴς (Athen. viii. 563.) : Φιλɑνθὴς (Eurip. Fr. Incert. 169.). A
name
of Dionysos was Εἰρɑϕιώτης, which Schwenk (p. 150
8. 1385. Eudocia, 373. Tzetz. Lyc. 712. The tomb of Parthenope gave
name
to the city afterwards called Neapolis (Naples).
404. Thucydides (vii. 1.) is we believe the first writer who uses the
name
Trinacria 1405. Od. xii. 351. 1406. Od. xii. 26
this circumstance that the father of Cæneus is named Elatos ; his own
name
(from καινὸϛ new) refers to his metamorphose. 1
249. 1595. Above, p. 69. 1596. Il. xi. 832. 1597. Χϵίρουργία : the
name
χϵίρων plainly comes from χϵίρ. 1598. Ovid, Fast
cording to this theory Cadmeians would signify Eastmen or Ostmen, the
name
the Scandinavians gave themselves in Ireland. But
terms. The word Κάδμοѕ he regards as exaetly answering to кόσμοѕ, the
name
of the chief magistrate in Crete. 1637. Müller,
кούαμένη καὶ Ἐπωπέϊ ποιμένι λαῶν. Apud Paus. ii. 6, 4. 1675. The
name
of Æetes’ mother was Antiope (above, p. 312.). Th
founder of Mantua in Italy evidently owes its origin to similarity of
name
. 1702. Milton (P. L. iii. 36.) enumerates Teire
ch Laomedôn had broken his word. 1750. Hesione is the same as Eïone (
name
of a Nereïs, Hes. Th. 255.) and comes from ἠїὼν s
theia (above, p. 79.) was the goat that suckled the infant Zeus ; the
name
is probably derived from ἀμαλὸς, tender, or from
n the Thebaïs of the Epic Cycle. 1821. This is a mere coincidence of
name
. 1822. Od. xi. 321. 1823. Κέфαλοѕ quasi κνέфαλο
Αθήναις. 1852. Il. xx. 221. 1853. Mr. Kenrick's derivation of this
name
is very plausible ; — ̓Ηιονἰα, ̓Ιηονία, ̓Ιαονία,
We are also told of a giant Pallas, from whom the goddess derived her
name
; and in the Ægeus of Sophocles, ……………τῆѕ δὲ γῆs
her instances of legends founded on different derivations of the same
name
. 1888. There was a temple of Athena under this
ons of the same name. 1888. There was a temple of Athena under this
name
at Corinth, Paus. ii. 4, 1, 5 ; and Poseidôn was
. Acusilaüs and Æschylus (Sup. 318.) call him Earth-born. 1899. The
name
resembling μυкάω, to low Another legend derived i
1908. Io was transformed by Hera. Æsch. Sup. 312. 1909. Argos is the
name
of Odysseus’ dog (Od. xvii. 292.), and of one of
legend. 1919. In Plato's Laws (iv. 704.) it is said, respecting the
name
of the city to be founded, τοȗτο μὲν τάχ͐ ἄν ἴσως
2066. Tzetz. ut supra. 2067. The Myrtoan sea was said to derive its
name
from him. Euripides (Orest. 984. seq.) makes the
. Paus. vii. 21. The legend was evidently invented to account for the
name
of the spring. As the reader may perceive, it is
e Welcker, Kret. Kol. 9. for examples of this process. Homer does not
name
him among the children of Europa. It is not unlik
Tzetz. Lyc. 811. It is evidently a late fiction. 2109. Menoo is the
name
of the Hindoo legislator : Menes was the first mo
elated it (Strab. ix. 1.). The unseemly legend owes its origin to the
name
Oriôn, and was the invention of the Athenians (Mü
ythes is treated with this writer's usual ability. 2138. Its ancient
name
in the North is Karlsvagn, the ‘Carle' s or Oldma
Quixote, Book iii. chap. 9. 2142. The prevalent derivation of their
name
from πλέω to sail, though apparently so obvious,
where the town of Tomi (τόμοι cuttings) was said to have derived its
name
from it. Apollod. i. 9, 24. Ovid, Trist. iii. 9.
. 178. note.) given what is perhaps the original signification of the
name
Adrastos ; but it may also be rendered Do-nought
ed for the sake of uniformity. 2190. See above, p. 177. 2191. This
name
does not occur in Homer. 2192. See II. ii. 813.
ρησάμϵνos λϵίη τϵ θαλάσσῃ. See Müller de Cyclo, p. 87. 2208. This
name
does not occur in Homer. 2209. In the Ilias (xxi
the Epic Cycle according to the scholiast on Il. xix. 332. 2214. The
name
and story of Iphigeneia (Strong-born) are unnotic
writer thinks that Lemnos was the original mythic Tauria, whence the
name
was transferred to the Euxine. 2215. See Il. ii.
. Gell. v. 12. Festus, s. v. Servius (Æn. ix. 570.) says this was his
name
in Oscan. It had gone so completely out of use th
had gone so completely out of use that Virgil (ut supra) makes it the
name
of an Italian warrior. 2279. Plaut. Capt. iv. 4.
honey, lambs, goats, white rams, and white horses. From the Egyptian
name
Horus those parts into which the sun divides the
na*. Selene, daughter of Hyperion and Thea, represented the moon. The
name
signifies wanderer among the stars. She was suppo
ry night on the summit of Mount Latmos*, the place of his repose. The
name
Endymion denotes the sudden plunge of the sun int
gotten, what was told originally of the setting sun was now told of a
name
which, in order to have any meaning, had to be ch
Phrygia*, in Asia Minor, in which country she was worshiped under the
name
of Cybele. The people of Crete adored her as the
growth of geographical knowledge. Bosphorus (cow-bearer) received its
name
from this story. Io (the wanderer) is the moon, w
ide. As they gazed, it became a temple. Zeus asked the worthy pair to
name
any wish they particularly desired, and it should
uvius was a surname of Jupiter as god of rain. He was invoked by that
name
among the Romans whenever the earth was parched b
e contest between Athené and Poseidon. They both claimed the right to
name
the city which Cecrops* had built. The dispute wa
e horse for the use of mankind. In Arcadia he was worshiped under the
name
of Hippios*. As a punishment for joining with Her
were allowed to rest from labor during this festival. Consus* was the
name
of Neptune as god of counsel. His altar was under
apis*; Hindu, Yama*. Aides (Hades) was a son of Chronos and Rhea. The
name
Aides signifies dark, gloomy, melancholy, and inv
literally meant was that they had gone to the unseen place. The Greek
name
Pluton, or Pluto, as well as the Latin name Dis,
e unseen place. The Greek name Pluton, or Pluto, as well as the Latin
name
Dis, signifies wealth, because our wealth comes f
e state then prevailed with the Romans, who worshiped Aides under the
name
of Pluto, his other appellations being Dis (from
cation of the city. This expiation was called “februatio,” whence the
name
of the month. It continued from the eighteenth to
ion of this sanctuary, they were venerated by the Athenians under the
name
of Semnae* (venerable), or Eumenides* (benevolent
partiality of the goddess. The most celebrated legend linked with the
name
of Demeter is the story of the loss of her daught
of the lower world. The Athenians preferred to call her by her mystic
name
of Cora. She embodied two distinct conceptions. O
s was acquitted, and this event is supposed to have given rise to the
name
Areopagus (Hill of Ares), which afterwards became
to have married Nerio*, and from her the Claudian family derived the
name
of Nero*. Campus Martius* (Field of Mars) was a f
the goddess of the hearth, of the fire on it, and of the family. The
name
Hestia indicates the fixed, steady position of th
aris. It was found in the year 1820, on the Island of Milo, hence its
name
. It is noted for the dignified expression of the
called from its having been in the possession of the princes of that
name
in Rome when it first attracted attention, about
*. Comparative Mythology. — Greek, Charites*; Roman, Gratiæ*. The
name
Charites is derived from Charis*, a term original
rtal, whose married life was so remarkably happy, that henceforth the
name
of Hymen became synonymous with conjugal felicity
and, as it floated down the stream, the lips continued to murmur the
name
of Eurydice. “Eurydice stung by a serpent means
hile alive, and changed him into a river, which is still known by his
name
. King Midas* had the bad taste to declare his pre
s account identified with the Greek Dionysus, and worshiped under the
name
of Bacchus. His festival, called Liberalia*, was
Epithets. — Dionysus was called Dithyrambos*, from the odes of that
name
, or from a story of his double birth; he was also
Castalia. The Romans venerated a number of fountain-nymphs under the
name
of Camenæ*. The Roman writers seem to have identi
Far more extensive was the worship of this goddess at Rome under the
name
of Victoria. Her chief shrine was on the Capitol,
he fluctuations of fortune. She was worshiped by the Romans under the
name
of Fortuna*. Servius* Tullius erected a temple to
den with branches of fruit-trees. Vertumnus*. Vertumnus*, whose
name
is derived from verto, to change, was the god of
was the ancient pastoral goddess of the Italian tribes, from whom the
name
Palatine — which originally meant a pastoral colo
. Thaumas* typified the wonders of the sea. He and Electra* (whose
name
signifies the sparkling light produced by electri
ased with the curious little creature, and they bestowed upon him the
name
of Pan (all), because he had delighted them all.
t representations consisted of square blocks of stone, upon which the
name
of the deity intended to be represented was engra
tatue of the presiding deity. It was customary to engrave upon it the
name
or distinguishing symbol of the divinity to whom
ators between gods and men, and offered prayers and sacrifices in the
name
of the people, whom they also instructed as to wh
ng into the sea. The gods made them deities of the sea, Ino under the
name
of Leucothea* and Melicertes under that of Palæmo
creature as man. Every feature of the many legends connected with his
name
may be traced back to phrases which spoke of the
sguised his fears, conversed kindly with Jason, and drew from him his
name
and errand. Pretending to be pleased with his nep
epelling robbers from the flocks, and the shepherds then gave him the
name
of Alexander (man-aider). He married the nymph Œn
es of the ship. They next arrived at the country of the Cyclopes. The
name
means “round eye,” and these giants were so calle
im they were shipwrecked mariners, and claimed his hospitality in the
name
of Zeus. Polyphemus deigned no reply, but reachin
romised to allow Odysseus to be the last to be devoured. He asked his
name
, to which Odysseus replied, “Outis” (Noman). Afte
m. Thinking himself at a safe distance, Odysseus shouted out his real
name
, whereupon Polyphemus seized a huge rock, and fol
r mendicant into her presence. She spoke kindly to him, inquiring his
name
and whence he came. He gave her a fictitious acco
rned his Trojan and Italian subjects, who became one people under the
name
of Latins. The new kingdom was attacked by severa
e way in the sacred bull Apis*, of which Serapis* is probably another
name
. Herodotus* says, “Apis is a young bull whose hai
race of kings was, according to tradition, derived from Nin, and his
name
was given to Nineveh. Below the “Great Gods” ther
strology and enchantment, in which they were so celebrated that their
name
was applied to all orders of magicians and enchan
deserts of Kerman and to Hindustan, where they still exist under the
name
of Parsees*, a name derived from Pars, the ancien
nd to Hindustan, where they still exist under the name of Parsees*, a
name
derived from Pars, the ancient name of Persia. At
ist under the name of Parsees*, a name derived from Pars, the ancient
name
of Persia. At Bombay, the Parsees are at this day
any of the hymns addressed to Varuna are addressed to him simply as a
name
for the One God who has made and who governs all
hology as Uranus, but in Greece Zeus (the Sanskrit Dyaus*) became the
name
for the supreme God, and Uranus lost his importan
name for the supreme God, and Uranus lost his importance. Agni was a
name
for the fire which, when the fuel is kindled, ste
horse from his prison, leaving a dark path (of smoke) behind him. The
name
Agni is found in the Latin word ignis fire. Indr
Greek Triton and Tritogenia*. The Maruts were the storm-winds, whose
name
(from mar, to grind) reappears in the Greek Ares,
and Mors, death, and in the Teutonic Thor, the crusher. Ushas was a
name
for the dawn, and corresponds to the Greek Eos, a
and corresponds to the Greek Eos, and the Latin Aurora. Arusha was a
name
for the sun as he begins his course in the heaven
o awaken the earth with his rays. Brahma is called a son of Brahm, a
name
for the Great First Cause of all things. Brahma,
believed the number of the Avatars will not exceed ten. Kalki is the
name
of the tenth Avatar, in which Vishnu will appear
Rudra*, the destroyer, the father of the tempest-gods. Savitar is a
name
for the sun, as golden-handed, referring to his r
a name for the sun, as golden-handed, referring to his rays. When the
name
was taken literally, the story grew up that the s
er, and the son of Brahma. He is the same as the Greek Minos, and the
name
is derived from the same root with the words, min
e, they recovered from their wounds, and were whole as before. Odin’s
name
was sometimes written Woden*, and from this was d
in’s name was sometimes written Woden*, and from this was derived the
name
of the fourth day of the week, Wednesday. The wif
ourth day of the week, Wednesday. The wife of Odin was Frigga*, whose
name
remains in our Friday. She presided over marriage
on his iron gloves, he could use his hammer efliciently. From Thor’s
name
was derived our name Thursday. Loki* was a malev
he could use his hammer efliciently. From Thor’s name was derived our
name
Thursday. Loki* was a malevolent deity described
God. The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a
name
, “Be’al,” which is believed to have meant, “the l
meant, “the life of everything,” or “the source of all beings.” This
name
probably had affinity with the Phœnician Baal. Th
comes forth from its home in the east, making the earth rejoice. The
name
Michabo is compounded of “michi,” great, and “wab
which at certain seasons heralds the dawn, was sacred to Michabo; its
name
is Wabanang, from Waban, the East. The rays of li
were crowned with the utmost success.’ Nothing was lacking, except a
name
for the peerless creature; and the gods, after du
ly after became the happy parents of a son named Hellen, who gave his
name
to all the Hellenic or Greek race; while his sons
all these myths are derived. “Who does not see in drown Deucalion’s
name
, When Earth her men and Sea had lost her shore,
burden upon the shores of a new land, to which he gallantly gave her
name
, Europe. He then resumed his wonted form, explain
ze. To commemorate this victory over her rival, Minerva, gave her own
name
of Athene to the city, whose inhabitants, from th
er sword. In Greece, there lived in those olden times a maiden by the
name
of Arachne. Pretty, young, and winsome, she would
d-drops into clusters of flowers, ever since called, from the youth’s
name
, hyacinths; while Zephyrus, perceiving too Tate t
is episode, Apollo encountered in the forest a beautiful nymph by the
name
of Daphne, daughter of the river god Peneus. Love
as his spirit drifted on to join her, he incessantly called upon her
name
until the brooks, trees, and fountains he had lov
the heavens as a bright constellation, Lyra, also called by Orpheus’
name
. The Story of Amphion Another musician cele
her second husband, Lycus, so that he might marry another wife by the
name
of Dirce, these youths hastened off to Thebes, wh
s group once belonging to the Farnese family, and now called by their
name
. The Farnese Bull. National Museum, Naples.
related that her affections were bestowed upon a young hunter by the
name
of Orion. All day long this youth scoured the for
Hero and Leander This was the case with a lovely maiden by the
name
of Hero, who was dedicated by her parents to Venu
he fury of the storm; yet he struggled on a while longer, with Hero’s
name
on his lips. At last, exhausted and ready to sink
he beautiful corpse, and changed it into a flower bearing the youth’s
name
, which has ever since flourished beside quiet poo
y finished its author loved it. When completed, Pygmalion gave it the
name
of Galatea, and, deeming it too beautiful to rema
ir union. Cupid then entreated her to make no attempt to discover his
name
, or to catch a glimpse of his face, warning her t
er of Memphis. “In coming time that hollow of the sea Shall bear the
name
Ionian, and present A monument of Io’s passage th
s of the departed to Hades, and when occupied in this way he bore the
name
of Psychopompus, while, when addressed as conduct
in Mercury’s honour in the month of May, and from him received their
name
of Mercuralia. Chapter IX: Mars The Char
no love for him, but, on the contrary, shuddered with terror when his
name
was mentioned. Mars was generally represented in
d the judges of the principal court of justice at Athens received the
name
of Areopagitæ. Although such a partisan of strife
e outline of their city limits, and, in doing so, quarrelled over the
name
of the prospective town. Blinded by anger, Romulu
ation that Romulus was to be henceforth worshipped as a god under the
name
of Quirinus, and gave orders for the erection of
festivals in Romulus’ honour were ever after held in Rome, under the
name
of Quirinalia. Well pleased with the new city of
ch, owing to its blustery weather, was dedicated to Mars and bore his
name
, the ancilæ were carried in a procession all thro
common superstition among the Roman soldiery was that Mars, under the
name
of Gradivus, marched in person at the head of the
, — the personification of the calm and sunlit aspect of the sea. Her
name
was Amphitrite, or Salacia. At first she was in g
ed is Triton, whose body was half man and half fish, and who gave his
name
to all his male descendants. Idas and Marpessa
n, for instance, he even lent his beautiful chariot to a youth by the
name
of Idas, who, loving a maiden dearly, and unable
union, had resolved to abduct her. Marpessa, for such was the girl’s
name
, allowed herself to be carried off without protes
d into a river, where he was drowned, and which from him received the
name
of Evenus. Idas and Marpessa were just congratula
estival, held every four years at Corinth, on the isthmus of the same
name
. Hither people came from all points of the compas
uled the extensive peninsula, the Peloponnesus, which still bears his
name
. To punish the inhuman Tantalus, the gods then se
whose lives by useful arts refined; With those who leave a deathless
name
behind, Friends of the world, and fathers of mank
ed her into the goddess Leucothea and her son into a sea deity by the
name
of Palæmon. When still but a youth, Bacchus was a
iden lying alone on the sandy shore. Ariadne, for such was the girl’s
name
, had been forsaken there by her lover, Theseus, w
ol of their care and vigilance, was always represented. The Manes — a
name
generally applied to souls when separated from th
ious ancestors of different families were often worshipped under this
name
. As for the Penates, they presided over the house
to Italy, where he founded a city on the Tiber, to which he gave the
name
Janiculum. Here he was joined by the exiled Satur
to reach the immortal gods: therefore in all religious ceremonies his
name
was always the first invoked. From this circumsta
brated on the first day of the new year; and one month bore the god’s
name
, and was considered sacred to him. It was customa
Janus is not the only one among the Greek and Latin divinities whose
name
has been given to a part of the year or week; for
e, the rocks on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar have borne the
name
of Hercules’ Pillars. The twelfth and last task a
ort Deianeira across. While he was thus considering, a Centaur by the
name
of Nessus came to his assistance, and proposed to
sa changed Atlas into the rugged mountains which have since borne his
name
; and, as their summits are lost in the clouds, th
re he fell in love with and married a beautiful young princess by the
name
of Æthra. For some reason, which mythologists do
the sea, where he was drowned, and which, in memory of him, bears the
name
of Icarian to this day. “His scattered plumage d
ead of their legions at the celebrated battle of Lake Regillus. Their
name
was also given to meteors, sometimes seen at sea,
Iobates, who received him very hospitably, and, without inquiring his
name
or errand, entertained him royally for many days.
of a mortal who was changed into a Hamadryad. This young girl, whose
name
was Dryope, was a beautiful young princess, the d
rm; and fixing here became A flowery plant, which still preserves her
name
.” Ovid ( Pope’s tr.). Recovering from her first
madryad within the tree. Filled with gratitude, the nymph bade Rhœcus
name
his reward, whereupon he asked for her love, whic
and fashioned from them a musical instrument, which was called by the
name
of the fair nymph. “Fair, trembling Syri
gle ball of sight was fix’d In their mid-forehead: hence the Cyclops’
name
: For that one circular eye was broad enfix’d In t
ame, and what they were seeking. Ulysses, ever wily, replied that his
name
was No man, that he and his companions were shipw
ee: Œnotrians were its settlers: fame Now gives the race its leader’s
name
, And calls it Italy. Here Dardanus was bo
Oh, let the fleet escape the flame! Oh, save from death Troy’s dying
name
!’” Virgil ( Conington’s tr.). This prayer was i
ed out to Æneas, foretelling their future achievements, and called by
name
Romulus, Brutus, Camillus, the Gracchi, Cæsar, —
similar to the fabulous tales attached to the indubitably historical
name
of Charlemagne. During the seventeenth century, s
to her first child, and in others a wife may not speak her husband’s
name
); the latter school interpret the same myth as a
ke it were familiar with bridges, which they evidently called by some
name
phonetically the same. Further to prove their pos
till find in all the dialects and national idioms comprised under the
name
of Aryan or Semitic”; that is to say, in the Hind
ented in this work, we find among the myths of the sky, Uranus, whose
name
, like that of the old Hindoo god Varuna is derive
om his abode into the abyss called Tartarus. Zeus (or Jupiter), whose
name
is the same as the Hindoo Dyaus Pitar, the god an
n that language which means either “sky” or “day.” In early times the
name
was applied to the one God, and was therefore “re
e vile and fickle actions, and apparently inconsistent behaviour. The
name
of Hera (or Juno), the heavenly light, and theref
thout having ever overtaken the light of dawn (Europa). Apollo, whose
name
of Helios is pure Greek for “the sun,” had theref
her inevitably appears in every solar myth. In the story of Daphne, a
name
derived from Dahana, the Sanskrit dawn, we find a
en further confirmed by philological researches, which prove that the
name
“Procris” originated from a Sanskrit word meaning
emblem of “the morning, with its short-lived beauty” Eurydice, whose
name
, like that of Europa, comes from a Sanskrit word
ing of the sun in blood-tinged clouds. In the story of Phaeton, whose
name
means “the bright and shining one,” a description
na and Endymion has also been interpreted as a sun myth, in which the
name
“Endymion” refers specially to the dying or setti
ner pushed up to the zenith, than it rolls down to the horizon.” The
name
of Ixion has been identified with the Sanskrit wo
present night and darkness. In company with Andromeda, Perseus, whose
name
also signifies “the destroyer,” revisits his nati
tence, and kills the dread monster of drought, the Sphinx, whose very
name
means “one who binds fast,” — a creature who had
horrible torments upon him. In the story of Bellerophon, although the
name
originally came from Bellero (some “power of dark
parents. In this myth, Helen (the beautiful dawn or twilight), whose
name
corresponds phonetically with the Sanskrit Sarama
cation of the dawn, however, stands apart. It is Minerva, whose Greek
name
, Athene, is derived, like Daphne, from the Sanskr
rd also means “to wake” and “to know,” while the Latins connected her
name
of Minerva with mens, the same as the Greek menos
ea comprise, of course, Oceanus and Neptune (the earth shaker), whose
name
is connected with such words as “potent” and “des
white-maned steeds. Nereus, another personification of the sea, whose
name
is derived from nao (“to flow”), is quite insepar
beneath them to tremble. In this group we also find Prometheus, whose
name
has been traced to the Sanskrit pramantha (or “fi
tirely forgotten this etymological meaning, that they interpreted his
name
, as the “forethinker,” and considered him endowed
as very puny at birth, because the flame comes from a tiny spark. His
name
is derived from the Hindoo agni, whence come the
Hestia (or Latin Vesta) was also a personification of fire; and, her
name
having retained its primitive meaning to a great
ollection of the pranks he had played, he sank finally into rest. His
name
, derived from the Sanskrit Sarameias, means “the
ess; and whenever he is overcome, he is noted for his great roar. His
name
comes from the same root as Maruts, the Indian go
also at first merely personifications of the wind and hurricanes. The
name
of the latter indicates “one who leaps.” Although
hree-headed guardian of the nether world) and Pluto or (Aides), whose
name
means “the wealth-giver,” or “the unseen,” who gr
le companion of Æneas, 329 Ach-e-lo′us. River in Greece, bearing the
name
of its god, 202 Ach-e-men′i-des. Ulysses’ sailor
nificance, 350, 353-360 Dar′da-nus. Ancient king Troy, who gives his
name
to his race, 326; mares of, 187 De-i-a-nei′ra. W
me as Bacchus, god of wine and revelry, 1 50 Di-os-cu′ri. Collective
name
given to Castor and Pollux, 244 Di-os-cu′ri-a. F
i-a. Festivals in honour of Castor and Pollux, 245 Di′ræ. Collective
name
given to Furies, 139 Dir′ce. Wife of Lycus; boun
hariot, 68; Hercules consults nymphs of, 197 E-rin′ny-es. Collective
name
given to the Furies, 139; significance, 357 E′ris
eturn to Ithaca, 318; Ulysses aided by, 320 Eu-men′i-des. Collective
name
given to Furies, 139; forest sacred to, 252; sign
, 336 E-ve′nus. Father of Marpessa; drowned himself in river of same
name
, 131; Hercules crosses, 203 F Fa′ma; Atten
from sea monster by Hercules, 126-128, 195, 275 Hes-pe′ri-a. Ancient
name
of Italy, so called by Æneas, 12, 326 Hes-per′i-
spirit in Pandora’s Box; an ancient deity, 21, 22 Ho′ræ. Collective
name
of the seasons; Venus’ attendants, 82 Horn Gate.
n War, 282, 286, 293 Il′i-um. Same as Troy, whence comes the Iliad’s
name
, 282, 322, 325, 331 In′a-chus. River god (father
Lac-e-dæ-mo′ni-a. Province in Peloponnesus; capital of Sparta, also
name
of Sparta, 277 Lac-e-dæ-mo′ni-ans. Inhabitants o
in honour of Liber, or Bacchus, held in the autumn, Lib′y-a. Ancient
name
of Africa; coast upon which Æneas landed, 34. 329
aven, 122 Müller. Authority on philology, 352 Mu-sag′e-tes. Apollo’s
name
when he led the choir of the Muses, 68 Mu′ses, t
rne by Mercury as conductor of dreams, 109, 114 Ops. Same as Cybele;
name
given to Rhea, and also to Ceres, 8 O-re′a-des.
eninsula south of Greece, 34, 143 Pe′lops. Son of Tantalus; gave his
name
to the Peloponnesus, 143; father of Copreus, 129;
œnix, 32; significance, 349 Phœ′nix. Brother of Europa, who gave his
name
to Phœnicia, 31, 32 Phryx′us. Son of Athamas and
. Sea nymph changed to monster by Circe. She lived under rock of same
name
, 314, 315, 327 Scy′ros. Island in the Archipelag
genor; mother of Europa, 32; significance, 349 Tel′lus. Same as Gæa;
name
given to Rhea, 3 Ten′e-dos. Island off the coast
and afterwards changed him into a river, which is still known by his
name
. The punishment inflicted on King Midas was not s
n festival days went about the city dancing with their shields. Their
name
comes from the Latin word “to dance,” and was con
quence. The Greeks worshipped him as the patron of orators, under the
name
of Hermes. Mercury was also the inventor of weigh
ing of Egypt; she was afterwards worshipped in that country under the
name
of Isis. The statues of Mercury were simply woode
hen Cecrops built a new city, Neptune and Minerva contended about its
name
; and it was resolved that whichever of the two de
e two deities should confer the most useful gift on man, might give a
name
to the city. Neptune struck the ground with his t
named the city, calling it Athena [Athe′na] or Athens, after her own
name
in Greek. Ques. What was the Palladium? Ans. Wh
ould be safe so long as this statue, called Palladium, from Pallas, a
name
of Minerva, remained within the walls. When the G
sult offered to this goddess. The Greeks personified Night, under the
name
of Latona; hence she was said to have been the fi
e of “Aura,” or the refreshing breeze. This word was mistaken for the
name
of a nymph by some persons who carried the tale t
Procris concealed herself in the grove; she started upon hearing the
name
Aura, and caused a rustling among the leaves. Cep
the long hours of night. Ancient history mentions many persons of the
name
of Memnon, particularly a general who distinguish
culus], from whom the noble Roman family of the Cæcilii derived their
name
. He was the founder of the city of Præneste. One
s explanation is, however, far fetched and improbable. Ques. Can you
name
any works of Vulcan, beside those already mention
Ques. Who was Momus? Ans. He was the son of Night and Sleep; the
name
Momus signifies a jester. His occupation was to c
ift of prophecy. The divinity worshipped by the Roman women under the
name
of Bona Dea, or Good Goddess, is believed to be t
the Romans did not suppose Terminus to be a person, but only used the
name
as another term for justice, which forbids any on
al divinities, and was worshipped as such by the ancient Sabines. The
name
comes from the Latin word verto, (to turn or chan
were supposed to be subject to her, she was invoked under the latter
name
in all magical incantations. Ques. What were the
st in admiration, until he was changed into the flower that bears his
name
. According to another version, Narcissus had a tw
ith a thunderbolt, and changed her into the whirlpool which bears her
name
. The ancients placed Scylla and Charybdis in the
ndowed them both with immortality. Ino became a sea-goddess under the
name
of Leucothea, while Melicertes was worshipped as
are locked upon them and there is no escape. Ques. What does Pluto’s
name
signify? Ans. The Greek name Pluto, and the Lati
is no escape. Ques. What does Pluto’s name signify? Ans. The Greek
name
Pluto, and the Latin word Dis, signify wealth, be
he gods for a year and nine days. Lethe was also a river of Hell; the
name
means oblivion; it is so called, because when the
nates — Lares. Ques. What were the Penates [Pena′tes]? Ans. This
name
was given to a certain class of household deities
e honored as a goddess? Ans. Yes, the ancients worshipped under this
name
, a certain unseen power which was supposed to exe
e cast himself into the sea, which was called Ægean [Æ′gean] from his
name
. Theseus, after performing many other wonderful a
the head of Medusa, and changed him into the mountain which bears his
name
. The fable, that Atlas sustained the heavens on h
the heavenly bodies from the summit of a lofty mountain, to which his
name
was afterwards given. Ques. Who were the childre
imself, and was drowned in that sea which is called Icarian, from his
name
. Dædalus arrived in Sicily, where he was employed
st probable opinion is that there really existed an architect of that
name
, whose fame was such that all the improvements ma
Sophocles and Euripides. In the tragedy of Sophocles which bears her
name
, the character of Antigone is beautifully drawn.
s Trojan and Italian subjects, who became one people under the common
name
of Latins. The new kingdom was attacked by severa
the Castalian Fount? Ans. There were two celebrated springs of that
name
; one on Mount Parnassus, which was sacred to the
corded where Christians imposed silence on oracles by pronouncing the
name
of Jesus Christ, or by the sign of the cross; and
palm branch was at the same time placed in the victor’s hand, and his
name
was proclaimed by the herald. On his return home,
nd a flight of cranes was seen passing directly over the Theatre. The
name
of the murdered poet caught the ears of the multi
hter of Inachus, who was more generally known to the Egyptians by the
name
of Isis. Osiris was cruelly murdered by his broth
ed to distinct deities. Ques. Where was the Sun worshipped under the
name
of Baal or Bel (the Lord)? Ans. In Babylon. The
agined that the Chaldeans and Babylonians worshipped Nimrod under the
name
of Belus, but it is generally believed that with
taries. Thammuz. Ques. Who was Thammuz? Ans. This was another
name
for Adonis, whose story is of Eastern origin. His
embrace the Koran fled to Hindostan, where they still exist under the
name
of Parsees. At Bombay they are an active, intelli
ues. Had the Hindoos then conquered the country which now bears their
name
? Ans. No; they were only crossing the borders of
f our era. Ques. Who was Confucius? Ans. Confucius is the Latinized
name
of a philosopher whom the Chinese call Kung-fu-ts
life and actions, many absurd and impossible things are related. His
name
, Lao-tze, means “Old Child;” and the Chinese say
ed of food. Mead is for him both food and drink. Ques. How is Odin’s
name
sometimes written? Ans. Woden; and from this com
s Odin’s name sometimes written? Ans. Woden; and from this comes the
name
of the fourth day of the week, Woden’s day, chang
he week, Woden’s day, changed to Wednesday. Ques. Has Odin any other
name
? Ans. He was sometimes called Alfâdur, (All fath
r name? Ans. He was sometimes called Alfâdur, (All father,) but this
name
is occasionally used in a way that seems to prove
, and the cunning Loki escaped the threatened punishment. From Thor’s
name
is derived the word Thursday. Frey and Freya.
e presided over rain, sunshine, and the fruits of the earth. From his
name
comes our word Friday. Ques. Who was Freya? Ans
terror in Asgard that it was not lawful for any god to pronounce his
name
. Hodur seems to have been a personification of ni
radition, they are warlike virgins, the messengers of Odin, and their
name
signifies “Choosers of the slain.” Odin is desiro
rning preferred his petition to Hela. He offered any ransom she might
name
for Baldur’s return, assuring her that heaven and
by the Saxons as the god of war. The third day of the week takes its
name
from this divinity. Chapter VIII. Celtic Myt
, (held on the first of May, when the sun enters Taurus.) Ques. What
name
did the Druids give to the Supreme Being? Ans. E
e shall speak later. Ques. Who was Teutates [Teu′tates] ? Ans. This
name
is thought to be derived from “Tut-tat,” signifyi
and the sciences of the world.” In his more beneficent character, the
name
Gwyon was often given to this divinity. He resemb
he name Gwyon was often given to this divinity. He resembles, both in
name
and attributes, Thoth, the Mercury of Egypt and P
Ireland and in the Highlands of Scotland, the first of May takes its
name
from this solemnity, being called in Gaelic, Belt
ure success of the Spaniards. It is evident that Quetzalcoatl was the
name
given by the Mexicans to some beneficent ruler wh
d to the practical results that might have been expected. Ques. What
name
did the Peruvians give to this Supreme deity? An
hich Mæcenas sought out and rewarded every species of merit, that his
name
is proverbially used to denote a generous patron.
hree years preceding his death, Mæcenas never slept. Pelasgi. A
name
given to the most ancient inhabitants of Greece.
hose addressed by the original work or by the edition which bears the
name
of the Rev. Edward Everett Hale. But, after a yea
ēa; Πηνειός, Penēus; and Μήδεια, Medēa. On the same principle, such a
name
Φειδίας as would be anglicized not Pheidias, nor
worship.6 The merit of the philological method is, that, tracing the
name
of a mythical character through kindred languages
gs to light kindred forms of the myth, discovers in what language the
name
was born, and sometimes, giving us the original m
was born, and sometimes, giving us the original meaning of the divine
name
, “throws light on the legend of the bearer of the
of the divine name, “throws light on the legend of the bearer of the
name
and on its origin and first home.” 7 But unfo
about the original meaning of the names of mythical beings. The same
name
is frequently explained in half a dozen different
acts have been disguised and altered. Thus, Deucalion is only another
name
for Noah, Hercules for Samson, Arion for Jonah, e
n Mysteries,24 and other sacred poems and oracles. Milton couples his
name
with that of Orpheus: — “But O, sad virgin, that
d and the Odyssey, many other epics passed in antiquity under Homer’s
name
. The so-called Homeric Hymns to the gods which we
and in stylistic form. Ovid, often alluded to in poetry by his other
name
, Naso, was born in the year 43 b.c. He was educat
lections called Eddas: Snorri’s and Sæmund’s. Until the year 1643 the
name
was applied to a book, principally in prose, cont
reat Feud of the Bhâratas is, indeed, assigned to an author — but his
name
, Vyasa, means simply the Arranger. The Râmâyana p
ne (Posidon), ruler of the sea. § 33. Jupiter 71 (Zeus). — The Greek
name
signifies the radiant light of heaven. Jupiter wa
4. Juno 73 (Hera), sister and wife of Jupiter. According to some, her
name
(Hera) means Splendor of Heaven, according to oth
leaps like a lance from the cloud-heavy sky, and hence, probably, the
name
, Athene 74. She is goddess of the storms and of t
ther hand, she is of a gentle, fair, and thoughtful aspect. Her Latin
name
, Minerva, is connected with the Sanskrit, Greek,
rs (Ares),75 the war-god, son of Jupiter and Juno. The meaning of the
name
, Ares, is uncertain; the most probable significat
ut as the fires of earth are derived from that of heaven, perhaps the
name
, Hephæstus (burning, shining, flaming), referred
e son of Jupiter and Latona, was preëminently the god of the sun. His
name
Phœbus signifies the radiant nature of the sunlig
un. His name Phœbus signifies the radiant nature of the sunlight; his
name
Apollo, perhaps, the cruel and destructive heat o
cure resting-place for his beloved. The daughter of Latona is, as her
name
Artemis indicates, a virgin goddess, the ideal of
upiter and Maia (the daughter of Atlas). According to conjecture, his
name
Hermes means the Hastener. Mercury, swift as the
æ in Italy, was Lake Avernus, so foul in its exhalations that, as its
name
portends, no bird could fly across it.98 Before t
cts, by returning, to find them out. Mortals, when they called on his
name
, beat the ground with their hands, and, averting
e) was the daughter of Ceres and Jupiter. She was queen of Hades, — a
name
applied both to the ruler of the shades and to hi
orshipped as a god of fields and shepherds, and also of prophecy. His
name
in the plural, Fauni, expressed a class of gameso
supposed to attend to the welfare and prosperity of the family. Their
name
is derived from Penus, the storehouse or inner ch
ather. At length, she bethought herself of writing, and inscribed her
name
— it was a short one — with her hoof on the sand.
he played was invented. “There was a certain nymph,” said he, “whose
name
was Syrinx, — much beloved by the satyrs and spir
to tradition, from this princess the continent of Europe acquired its
name
. Her three sons are famous in Greek myth: Minos,
the inhabitants of the island that had the misfortune to bear Ægina’s
name
incurred the displeasure of Juno, who devastated
five joined with Cadmus in building his city, to which they gave the
name
appointed. Fig. 40. Cadmus slaying the Dragon.
er. 5. Myths of Apollo. § 72. The myths which cluster about the
name
of Phœbus Apollo illustrate, first, his birth and
with his sorrow, inscribing “Ai! ai!” upon them. The flower bears the
name
of Hyacinthus, and with returning spring revives
f the boundless world, Phœbus, my father — if thou dost yield me that
name
—give me some proof, I beseech thee, by which I ma
here for Actæon, called on him to join the sport. At the sound of his
name
, he turned his head, and heard them regret that h
Love brighter than dawn of day; And as he lay there smiling, her own
name
His gentle lips in sleep began to frame, And, as
united to Cupid; and in due season a daughter was born to them whose
name
was Pleasure. The allegory of Cupid and Psyche is
trellis of a working brain, With buds, and bells, and stars without a
name
, With all the gardener Fancy e’er could feign, Wh
sire now pierced him through, And therewithal a soft voice called his
name
, And when he turned, with eager eyes aflame, He s
us blessed the nuptials, and from the union Paphos was born, by whose
name
the city, sacred to Venus, is known. § 98. Pyramu
ied, “what has done this? It is thine own Thisbe that speaks.” At the
name
of Thisbe Pyramus opened his eyes, then closed th
r knew even what cows might be, for he had only that moment heard the
name
of them. Apollo proceeded to trounce the baby; wi
little girl, pitying the old woman, said to her, “Mother,” — and the
name
was sweet to the ears of Ceres, — “why sittest th
res in Eleusis, and established the worship of the goddess, under the
name
of the Eleusinian mysteries, which, in the splend
ith his trident called forth the spring that still bears the Danaïd’s
name
. He loved the goddess Ceres also, through whose p
eration of natural law. So Pan, the god of woods and fields,225 whose
name
seemed to signify all, came to be considered a sy
ower, purple within and surrounded with white leaves, which bears the
name
and preserves the memory of the son of Cephissus.
egrees grew paler, and finally became the stream that still bears the
name
of the unfortunate youth. But Galatea remained in
The gods, out of compassion, made her a goddess of the sea, under the
name
of Leucothea, and her son a god under that of Pal
ss of the silver lake, Listen and save. “Listen and appear to us In
name
of great Oceanus. By th’ earth-shaking Neptune’s
s son Pelasgus, from whom a division of the Greek people derive their
name
. With the love of Jupiter for the sister of Phoro
ht guilty of some offence which she dared not tell, she disclosed her
name
and that of her country, and her mother’s pride o
ves nine generations of men. These, with many other things “without a
name
,” she boiled together for her purposed work, stir
y of the boy, changed him into a bird, the partridge, which bears his
name
. To the descendants of Inachus we shall again ret
here the country afterwards called Media is said to have received its
name
from her. Theseus was acknowledged by his sire, a
time, nor yet in eternity, shaken. “Thou that exaltest renown of thy
name
with the name of thy valor, Bulwark Emathian, ble
in eternity, shaken. “Thou that exaltest renown of thy name with the
name
of thy valor, Bulwark Emathian, blest above sires
flesh of two of his own children. A son of this Thyestes, Ægisthus by
name
, revived, in due time, against Agamemnon the trea
Tyndaridæ (sons of Tyndareus); divine honors they received under the
name
of Dioscuri (sons of Jove). ———— So like they we
yes, Spoke slowly in her place. “I had great beauty: ask thou not my
name
: No one can be more wise than destiny. Many drew
acrifice: — “I was cut off from hope in that sad place, Which yet to
name
my spirit loathes and fears; My father held his h
allied cities; and in the division of the spoil a female captive, by
name
Chryseis, daughter of Chryses, priest of Apollo,
rom the sons and daughters of Troy.” To which Achilles replied, “Dog,
name
not ransom nor pity to me, on whom you have broug
rushing forth. He threw himself in the dust and besought them each by
name
to let him pass. Hecuba’s distress was not less v
yacinth sprang up, bearing on its leaves the first two letters of his
name
, Ai, the Greek interjection of woe.360 It was no
e questions asked him. He informed them that he was a Greek, Sinon by
name
; and that in consequence of the malice of Ulysses
w on their way home, and finished by imploring his hospitality in the
name
of the gods. Polyphemus deigned no answer, but re
favor that he should be the last of the party devoured. He asked his
name
, to which Ulysses replied, “My name is Noman.” A
the party devoured. He asked his name, to which Ulysses replied, “My
name
is Noman.” After his supper the giant sought his
now stands the city of Naples — in early times called by the Siren’s
name
. Scylla and Charybdis. — Ulysses had been warned
or any dear friend? Ulysses replied by announcing himself by his true
name
, and, at their request, recounted the adventures
hro’ scudding drifts the rainy Hyades Vext the dim sea: I am become a
name
; For always roaming with a hungry heart Much have
digies to give it due burial, and that the promontory should bear the
name
of Cape Palinurus, — and so it does to this day.
oin our arms with yours.” Pallas, in amaze at the sound of so great a
name
, invited them to land, and when Æneas touched the
adition adds that he founded a city and called it Lavinium, after her
name
. His son Iulus founded Alba Longa, which became t
the business of the Norns to engrave upon a metal shield. From Odin’s
name
, spelt Woden, as it sometimes is, comes Wednesday
s Wednesday. Odin is frequently called Alfadur (All-father), but this
name
is sometimes used in a way that shows that the Sc
he puts on whenever he would use his mallet efficiently. From Thor’s
name
is derived our word Thursday. Vithar comes next i
have only to taste of to become young again. Tyr, or Ziu, from whose
name
is derived our Tuesday, is the wrestler among the
he giant soon waked up, Thor contented himself with simply asking his
name
. “My name is Skrymir,” said the giant, “but I ne
on waked up, Thor contented himself with simply asking his name. “My
name
is Skrymir,” said the giant, “but I need not ask
name. “My name is Skrymir,” said the giant, “but I need not ask thy
name
, for I know that thou art the god Thor. But what
of his men who was sitting at the farther end of the bench, and whose
name
was Logi, to come forward and try his skill with
ed with glittering gold. The maiden who kept the bridge asked him his
name
and lineage, telling him that the day before five
ached it; there hereafter shall arise The second Asgard, with another
name
. Thither, when o’er this present earth and heaven
to Odin. To Volsung were born ten sons, — and one daughter, Signy by
name
; and of the sons Sigmund was the eldest and the m
ion of this story — called the Nibelungenlied — certain variations of
name
, incident, and character appear. Sigurd is Siegfr
rius Flaccus (d. 88 a.d.) based his Argonautics upon the poem of that
name
by Apollonius of Rhodes. Statius (61 a.d.) revive
had no letters provided. Each rune was named after some object whose
name
began with the sound represented. The first lette
; and the six sounds being joined together make Futhorc, which is the
name
given to the runic A B C.” Morley’s English Write
t meaning to cover. § 17. Uranus (Greek Ouranos) corresponds with the
name
of the Indian divinity Varunas, root var, to cove
m into the Ocean, or into Tartarus. Cronus (Greek Kronos) is, as his
name
shows, the god of ripening, harvest, maturity. Rh
ine.” The monster is also called Typhöeus ( Hesiod, Theog. 1137). The
name
means to smoke, to burn. The monster personifies
33. Zeus.— In Sanskrit Dyaus, in Latin Jovis, in German Tiu. The same
name
for the Almighty (the Light or Sky) used probably
the National Museum in Naples, the Ludovisi bust in the villa of that
name
in Rome (reproduced in the text), the Pompeian wa
mmemoration of the union of the Attic tribes. (See §§ 152-157 C.) The
name
Pallas characterizes the goddess as the brandishe
, philosophical and physical, of Ares. On the derivation of the Latin
name
Mars, see Roscher (end of article on Apollo). Il
, and instituted the Vulcanalia — a festival in honor of the god. The
name
Vulcanus, or Volcanus, is popularly connected wit
springtide sun. The dragon is called Delphyne, or Python. The latter
name
may be derived simply from that part of Phocis (P
s the result of a volks-etymologie (popular derivation), in which the
name
Delphi (meaning originally a hollow in the hills)
hermen, merchants, etc. (2) The Thargelia, in the Greek month of that
name
, our May, which heralded the approach of the hot
ent sculpture is the statue of Apollo, called the Belvedere, from the
name
of the apartment of the Pope’s palace at Rome in
hardly have reasoned so abstrusely. It is not at all certain that the
name
Leto means darkness ( Preller 1: 190, note 4); an
The Venus of the Medici was in the possession of the princes of that
name
in Rome when, about two hundred years ago, it fir
is Mercury with Psyche (Farnese Frescos). § 42. Interpretative. — The
name
Hestia (Latin Vesta) has been variously derived f
A Greek Hymn (Cornh. Mag. Vol. 33, 1876); Swinburne, At Eleusis. The
name
, Ceres, is from the stem cer, Sanskrit kri, to ma
Thrace, Bœotia, or elsewhere, in which the deity spent his youth. The
name
Bacchus owes its origin to the enthusiasm with wh
3. Tartarus: Milton, P. L. 2: 858; 6: 54. § 49. Interpretative. — The
name
Hades means “the invisible,” or “he who makes inv
g), but from the Greek form Persephone, a bringer of death. The later
name
Pherephatta refers to the doves (phatta), which w
Callisto was punished for her love of Jupiter by Diana (Artemis). Her
name
has been identified with the adjective Calliste (
ke Europa a goddess of the moon = Diana or Astarte, and translate her
name
“the dark, or obscured one.” But she has undoubte
n island in the Saronic Gulf, between Attica and Argolis. Asopus: the
name
of two rivers, one in Achaia, one in Bœotia, of w
tells us that Asopus was the discoverer of the river which bears his
name
. Sisyphus, see § 175. This description of the pla
iers of Achilles, grandson of this king Æacus. Interpretative. — The
name
Ægina may imply either the shore on which the wav
r Cecrops, see § 151. He named the city that he founded Cecropia, — a
name
which afterwards clung to Athens. For an excellen
ëon), classed by Homer among the Olympian gods, of whom he is, as his
name
implies, the “healer.” Later, the name was applie
an gods, of whom he is, as his name implies, the “healer.” Later, the
name
was applied to Æsculapius, then to any god who mi
ps some species of iris, or of larkspur, or pansy. The meaning of the
name
is also uncertain, but the best authorities favor
essaly and Ætolia, where Hercules ascended his funeral pile. Ida: the
name
of two mountains, — one in Crete, where Jupiter w
s. For Nereus, Doris, Nereids, etc., see § 52. Eridanus: the mythical
name
of the river Po in Italy (amber was found on its
ted to be the father of Phaëthon (ordinarily anglicized Phaëton). The
name
Phaëthon, like the name Phœbus, means “the radian
Phaëthon (ordinarily anglicized Phaëton). The name Phaëthon, like the
name
Phœbus, means “the radiant one.” The sun is calle
ble of Cupid and Psyche is usually regarded as allegorical. The Greek
name
for a butterfly is Psyche, and the same word mean
y a.d. This author, in distinction from the mythical poet of the same
name
, is styled the Pseudo-Musæus. The “epyllion” has
üller, however, identifies Orpheus with the Sanskrit Arbhu, used as a
name
for the Sun (Chips 2: 127). According to this exp
who lived in the land of gloaming, where east and west met, and whose
name
signifies “dark splendor.” His birth in this bord
al. — Cephissus: four rivers in Phocis, Attica, and Argolis bear this
name
. The most famous runs near Athens. Illustrative.
ccession of the seasons and the changing characteristics of each. The
name
itself implies turning; or change. § 125. Textual
g filled with whatever the possessor might wish. Illustrative. — The
name
Amalthea is given also to the mother of Bacchus.
o explain the influence of Egyptian civilization upon the Greeks. The
name
Danaüs means drought, and may refer to the freque
now low. Or it may typify, simply, any incessant fruitless labor. The
name
Hypermnestra signifies constancy and love. Danaë,
f that of Hyacinthus. The quoit suggests the rays of the sun, and the
name
Acrisius may be construed to mean the “confused o
Diason, is another Zeus, of the Ionian race, beloved by Medea, whose
name
, “the counselling woman,” suggests a goddess. Per
e starry heavens which are his labyrinth. Others make Pasiphaë, whose
name
means, “shiner upon all,” the bright heaven; and
hiner upon all,” the bright heaven; and Minos (in accordance with his
name
, the Man, par excellence), the thinker and measur
es concerned. The fall of Icarus was probably invented to explain the
name
of the Icarian Sea. Illustrative. — Dædalus: Ch
memnon: On pp. 288 and 311, in accordance with Goethe’s practice, the
name
Tauris is given to the land of the Tauri. To be c
own anses, or deified ancestors (Corp. Poet. 2: 413). Elf was another
name
used of spirits of the dead. Later it sinks to th
“adversary.” Nanna, Balder’s wife, is the ensample of constancy; her
name
is maiden. § 185. The Volsunga Saga. — The songs
l and utilize, it is not of material worth. In the Norse version, the
name
Niblung is interchangeable with the patronymic Gi
e Niblung is interchangeable with the patronymic Giuking, — it is the
name
of the family that ruins Sigurd. But, in the Germ
name of the family that ruins Sigurd. But, in the German version, the
name
is of purely mythical import: the Nibelungs are n
ter him, Britain. Brynhild, 396-399; Com. §§ 185, 186. Buddha: Family
name
Gautama; given names, Siddartha (“in whom wishes
Com. § 171. Came′næ (Antevorta, Postvorta, Carmenta, and Egeria): the
name
comes from the root of Carmen, song of prophecy;
5 (5). Dejani′ra, 221, 241, 254, 281; Com. §§ 131,144, 148. De′lia, a
name
for Diana of Delos. De′los, 63, 256, 339; Com. §
evas; see under Hindoo divinities. Di′a, the island of, 176, 262; old
name
for Naxos; Com. § 102, 103. Di-a′na, usually pron
ccording to rule, E′cho), 206, 207; Com. § 118. Eddas, derivation of
name
, history of poems, 31-33; translations and author
htha, or Ptah: chief deity of Memphis; perhaps of foreign origin. His
name
means the “opener,” or the “carver.” He is called
. She had the head of a cow and wears the sun’s disk, and plumes. Her
name
means “Home of Horus.” She has characteristics of
bull, into which the life of Osiris was supposed to have passed. The
name
also indicates the Nile. The bull Apis must have
Anubis: son of Osiris. Guide of ghosts. Eileithy′ia (Ilithy′ia), the
name
of a goddess, or of goddesses, of childbirth; lat
der Cupid. Er-yci′na: Venus, to whom Mount Eryx and the city of that
name
, with its temple of Venus, were sacred, 263; Com.
Com. § 126. Gal-ate′a and Pygma’ lion, 167; Com. § 97- Gan-yme′da; a
name
of Hebe. Gan′ymede, 71; Com. § 43 (2). Gardens of
enii of music (cf. Centaurs); retainers of Indra. Lokapalas: generic
name
for the Vedic deities when degraded by Brahmanism
rcury (Hermes), 52, 68, 172; Com. § 101. Ma′ia, Ma′ja, or Majes′ta: a
name
for Fauna, or for the daughter of Faunus and wife
17. See Rossetti , p. 540. Mœ′ræ, Par′cæ; see Fates. Mœ-rag′e-tes: a
name
applied to Zeus as leader of the Fates. Mo′ly, 31
204, 205; Com. § 117- Ny′sa, Nysian-born, 266. Three cities bore the
name
of Nysa, — in Caria, in Palestine, and in India.
Pal-inu′rus, 343, 344, 347; Com. § 174. Palla′dium, 305-309. Pal′las,
name
of Athena, 42; Com. § 35; see Minerva. Pal′las, s
. Tarnkappe, 400. Tarpe′ian Rock, 358. Tar′tarus, 39, 40, 41, 81, 82;
name
of Pluto, 83, 124, 349. Tau′ri, Taurians: a peopl
3. 56. Roscher: Ausf. Lex., Article Giganten [ J. Ilberg]. 57. The
name
more probably signifies Brandisher [of the Lance]
th Greek and Roman usage. 70. See Commentary § 40. 71. On the Latin
name
; See Commentary § 33. 72. Iliad 1: 622-625, Ear
anslation. See also the passage in Chapman’s translation. 73. On the
name
Juno, see Commentary, § 34. 74. For the names, A
23. Pausanias, 1,42, § 2. 224. Darwin’s Botanic Garden. 225. His
name
is not derived from the Greek pān = all, but from
that guarded the shrine of the nymph Chryse, on an islet of the same
name
, near Lemnos. 362. Vergil, Æneid, Bk. 3. 363.
he suffix īon is patronymic. 400. Popular etymology. The root of the
name
indicates Fire-god. 401. For Latin names, see I
as the god of fields and shepherds, and also as a prophetic god. His
name
in the plural, Fauns, expressed a class of gameso
d the fire was rekindled from the rays of the sun. Liber is the Latin
name
of Bacchus; and Mulciber of Vulcan. Janus was the
supposed to attend to the welfare and prosperity of the family. Their
name
is derived from Penus, the pantry, which was sacr
heaven were created, all things wore one aspect, to which we give the
name
of Chaos — a confused and shapeless mass, nothing
he stony part became bones; the veins remained veins, retaining their
name
, only changing their use. Those thrown by the han
e that speaks. Hear me, dearest, and lift that drooping head!” At the
name
of Thisbe Pyramus opened his eyes, then closed th
alus was just married to a charming wife whom he devotedly loved. Her
name
was Procris. She was a favorite of Diana, the god
wn; and at last they came to Cephalus to borrow his famous dog, whose
name
was Lelaps. No sooner was the dog let loose than
anting. At length she bethought herself of writing, and inscribed her
name
— it was a short one — with her hoof on the sand
nt on which he played was invented. “There was a certain nymph, whose
name
was Syrinx, who was much beloved by the satyrs an
from its pursuit. She swam through the Ionian sea, which derived its
name
from her, then roamed over the plains of Illyria,
ere for Actæon, calling on him to join the sport. At the sound of his
name
he turned his head, and heard them regret that he
he boundless world, Phœbus, my father, — if you permit me to use that
name
, — give me some proof, I beseech you, by which I
to her grief. The ravisher urged on his steeds, calling them each by
name
, and throwing loose over their heads and necks hi
ed in the guise of an old woman, she said to her, “Mother,” — and the
name
was sweet to the ears of Ceres, — “why do you sit
res in Eleusis, and established the worship of the goddess, under the
name
of the Eleusinian mysteries, which, in the splend
on Paphos was born, from whom the city, sacred to Venus, received its
name
. Schiller, in his poem the Ideals, applies thi
ibed “Ah! ah!” upon them, as we see to this day. The flower bears the
name
of Hyacinthus, and with every returning spring re
ges left at home, comes over their minds. Ceyx thinks of Halcyone. No
name
but hers is on his lips, and while he yearns for
on his father and his father-in-law. But oftenest on his lips was the
name
of Halcyone. To her his thoughts cling. He prays
clude us, one epitaph shall; if I may not lay my ashes with thine, my
name
, at least, shall not be separated.” Her grief for
ne voice called me a Venus. I now perceive that I am a victim to that
name
. I submit. Lead me to that rock to which my unhap
ited to Cupid, and in due time they had a daughter born to them whose
name
was Pleasure. The fable of Cupid and Psyche is
able of Cupid and Psyche is usually considered allegorical. The Greek
name
for a butterfly is Psyche, and the same word mean
five joined with Cadmus in building his city, to which they gave the
name
of Thebes. Cadmus obtained in marriage Harmonia,
us and unscrupulous followers of a political chief are called by that
name
, down to this day. But the origin of the Myrmidon
t by angry Juno devastated the land. She hated it because it bore the
name
of one of her husband’s female favorites. While t
wer, purple within, and surrounded with white leaves, which bears the
name
and preserves the memory of Narcissus. Milton
ere three sisters who were gray-haired from their birth, whence their
name
. The Gorgons were monstrous females with huge tee
er of such as bind fond lovers together, tell me, I beseech you, your
name
, and the name of your country, and why you are th
bind fond lovers together, tell me, I beseech you, your name, and the
name
of your country, and why you are thus bound.” At
ught guilty of some fault which she dared not tell, she disclosed her
name
and that of her country, and her mother’s pride o
ath she was placed among the stars, forming the constellation of that
name
. Though she attained this honor, yet the Sea-Nymp
t that time there arrived at his court a gallant young warrior, whose
name
was Bellerophon. He brought letters from Prœtus,
venth book of Paradise Lost: — “Descend from Heaven, Urania, by that
name
If rightly thou art called, whose voice divine Fo
hen crossing the strait that divides Europe and Asia, the girl, whose
name
was Helle, fell from his back into the sea, which
ng. It was accomplished, however, and the vessel named Argo, from the
name
of the builder. Jason sent his invitation to all
, and Nestor were among them. They are called the Argonauts, from the
name
of their vessel. The Argo with her crew of heroes
that it is a corrupt tradition of the story of Noah and the ark. The
name
Argo seems to countenance this, and the incident
ives nine generations of men. These with many other things “without a
name
” she boiled together for her purposed work, stirr
again: — Macbeth. — What is’t you do? Witches. — A deed without a
name
. There is another story of Medea almost too revo
in statuary or painting, of the goddess Cybele. Cybele is the Latin
name
of the goddess called by the Greeks Rhea and Ops.
rived in Asia, where the country afterwards called Media received its
name
from her, Theseus was acknowledged by his father,
mazons whom Theseus espoused is by some called Hippolyta. That is the
name
she bears in Shakspere’s Midsummer Night’s Dream,
ed in the blue waters of the sea, which thenceforth was called by his
name
. His father cried, “Icarus, Icarus, where are you
g, and arrested his fate by changing him into a bird called after his
name
, the Partridge. This bird does not build his nest
the stars as Gemini the Twins. They received divine honors under the
name
of Dioscuri, (sons of Jove.) They were believed t
you presume to celebrate.” The prisoner, unterrified, responded, “My
name
is Acetes; my country is Mæonia; my parents were
visible cause was ascribed to Pan, and called a Panic terror. As the
name
of the god signifies all, Pan came to be consider
The gods, out of compassion, made her a goddess of the sea, under the
name
of Leucothea, and him a god, under that of Palæmo
: — “Sabrina fair, Listen and appear to us, In
name
of great Oceanus; By the earth-shaking Neptune’s
Hygeia, the goddess of health, thus celebrates the Naiads. Pæon is a
name
both of Apollo and Æsculapius. “Come, ye Naiads!
ipe old age, and rather sleep than death.” The Camenæ. By this
name
the Latins designated the Muses, but included und
power of becoming filled with whatever the possessor might wish. The
name
of Amalthea is also given by some writers to the
is said to have written sacred poems and oracles. Milton couples his
name
with that of Orpheus in his Il Penseroso: — “But
lying directly over the theatre. “Of Ibycus! did he say?” The beloved
name
revived the sorrow in every breast. As wave follo
urmur.” Thus Acis was changed into a river, and the river retains the
name
of Acis. Dryden, in his Cymon and Iphigenia, h
fice: — “I was cut off from hope in that sad place, Which yet to
name
my spirit loathes and fears; My father held his h
allied cities, and in the division of the spoil a female captive, by
name
Chryseis, daughter of Chryses, priest of Apollo,
rom the sons and daughters of Troy.” To which Achilles replied, “Dog,
name
not ransom nor pity to me, on whom you have broug
rushing forth. He threw himself in the dust and besought them each by
name
to give him way. Hecuba’s distress was not less v
lled the hyacinth, bearing on its leaves the first two letters of the
name
of Ajax, Ai, the Greek for “woe.” Thus Ajax is a
e questions asked him. He informed them that he was a Greek, Sinon by
name
, and that in consequence of the malice of Ulysses
, who inhabited an island of which they were the only possessors. The
name
means “round eye,” and these giants were so calle
w on their way home, and finished by imploring his hospitality in the
name
of the gods. Polyphemus deigned no answer, but re
favor that he should be the last of the party devoured. He asked his
name
, to which Ulysses replied, “My name is Noman.” Af
the party devoured. He asked his name, to which Ulysses replied, “My
name
is Noman.” After his supper the giant lay down to
al Expressions, p. 478. Calypso. Calypso was a sea-nymph, which
name
denotes a numerous class of female divinities of
or any dear friend? Ulysses replied by announcing himself by his true
name
, and at their request, recounted the adventures w
digies to give it due burial, and that the promontory should bear the
name
of Cape Palinurus, which it does to this day. Lea
oin our arms with yours.” Pallas, in amaze at the sound of so great a
name
, invited them to land, and when Æneas touched the
ide. Tradition adds that he founded his city, and called it after her
name
, Lavinium. His son Iulus founded Alba Longa, whic
celebrated for luxury and effeminacy as Crotona for the reverse. The
name
has become proverbial. J. R. Lowell uses it in th
an Isis hid by the veil,” etc. Oracles. Oracle was the
name
used to denote the place where answers were suppo
facts have been disguised and altered. Thus Deucalion is only another
name
for Noah, Hercules for Samson, Arion for Jonah, e
called from its having been in the possession of the princes of that
name
in Rome when it first attracted attention, about
ent sculpture is the statue of Apollo, called the Belvedere, from the
name
of the apartment of the Pope’s palace at Rome in
made the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus so celebrated, under the
name
of the Augustan age. Virgil was born in Mantua in
lumes again.” Ovid . Ovid alluded to in poetry by his other
name
of Naso, was born in the year 43 B. C. He was edu
edict that his poem would survive him, and be read wherever the Roman
name
was known.” The prediction above alluded to is c
le shall my book be read; And, if aught true in poet’s visions be, My
name
and fame have immortality.” Chapter XXXVI.
ulus Fabius, (A. D. 34) the miraculous bird known to the world by the
name
of the Phœnix, after disappearing for a series of
strology and enchantment, in which they were so celebrated that their
name
was applied to all orders of magicians and enchan
deserts of Kerman and to Hindustan, where they still exist under the
name
of Parsees, a name derived from Pars, the ancient
and to Hindustan, where they still exist under the name of Parsees, a
name
derived from Pars, the ancient name of Persia. Th
xist under the name of Parsees, a name derived from Pars, the ancient
name
of Persia. The Arabs call them Guebers, from an A
s ago. The Vedas undoubtedly teach the belief of one supreme God. The
name
of this deity is Brahma. His attributes are repre
, by which means they lost their strength and supremacy. Kalki is the
name
of the tenth Avatar, in which Vishnu will appear
is the personification of the destroying principle. Though the third
name
, he is, in respect to the number of his worshippe
ears, or when the universe will come to an end; and Mahadeva (another
name
for Siva) is rather the representative of regener
of Vishnu, is said by his followers to have been a mortal sage, whose
name
was Gautama, called also by the complimentary epi
when he tries to shake off its weight the earth quakes. Asgard is the
name
of the abode of the gods, access to which is only
e Norns to engrave the runes of fate upon a metal shield. From Odin’s
name
, spelt Woden, as it sometimes is, came Wednesday,
rom Odin’s name, spelt Woden, as it sometimes is, came Wednesday, the
name
of the fourth day of the week. Odin is frequently
f the week. Odin is frequently called Alfadur, (All-father,) but this
name
is sometimes used in a way that shows that the Sc
those who shall be slain. The Valkyrior are his messengers, and their
name
means “Choosers of the slain.” When they ride for
he puts on whenever he would use his mallet efficiently. From Thor’s
name
is derived our word Thursday. Frey is one of the
umniator of the gods and the contriver of all fraud and mischief. His
name
is Loki. He is handsome and well made, but of a v
he giant soon waked up, Thor contented himself with simply asking his
name
. “My name is Skrymir,” said the giant, “but I nee
oon waked up, Thor contented himself with simply asking his name. “My
name
is Skrymir,” said the giant, “but I need not ask
s name. “My name is Skrymir,” said the giant, “but I need not ask thy
name
, for I know that thou art the god Thor. But what
of his men who was sitting at the farther end of the bench, and whose
name
was Logi, to come forward and try his skill with
ed with glittering gold. The maiden who kept the bridge asked him his
name
and lineage, telling him that the day before five
ered. The Druids taught the existence of one god, to whom they gave a
name
“Be’ al,” which Celtic antiquaries tell us means
gloom and desolation of winter. Of this custom a trace remains in the
name
given to Whitsunday in parts of Scotland to this
tings of the lovers of Welsh poetry and music, held under the ancient
name
. Among Mrs. Hemans’ poems is one written for an E
d little in common with the monastic institutions of later times. The
name
by which those who submitted to the rule were kno
adjacent locality. Near Iona there is an island which still bears the
name
of “Eilen nam ban,” women’s island, where their h
en only by the dogs, whose barking told her approach. 12. Alcides, a
name
of Hercules. 13. One of the finest pieces of scu
ge appears in another famous version, that which was issued under the
name
of Tickell, contemporaneously with Pope’s, and wh
” Ovid. From the gaieties and fêtes which then took place arose the
name
of Saturnalia, or fêtes of Saturn, which lasted t
as he was believed to be the inventor of doors and of locks. From his
name
came the month of January. He worshipped at twelv
nd suckled by some of the wild beasts of the forest, she received the
name
of Cybele from the mountain where her life had be
his form was changed into that of a wolf. From this Jupiter took the
name
which denotes him an avenger of the laws of hospi
nger of the laws of hospitality. Jupiter is also distinguished by the
name
of Ammon from the following circumstance: Bacchus
erected a temple to his benefactor in the deserts of Lybia, under the
name
of Jupiter Ammon, i. e. — sandy. By this time man
ng betrays them to our will. Pro. Oh! many fearful natures in one
name
, I know ye; and these lakes and echoes know The d
by the nymph Arethusa of the dwelling place of her child, and of the
name
of him who had torn her beloved one from her pate
s spread, Famed for the sweetly singing swans it bred; Pergûsa is its
name
: and never more Were heard, or sweeter sounds tha
st, her violets gone. O’er hills the ravisher, and valleys speeds, By
name
encouraging his foamy steeds; He rattles o’er the
erable ignorance. Scarcely knowing even if he were a God, or only the
name
or symbol whereby to represent an immutable and u
anonyme_heathen-mythology_1842_img032 Apollo. This Deity, whose
name
still lives with us, as the presiding divinity of
w herself into the sea, and was changed into the isle which bears the
name
of Delos; where Latona afterwards sought refuge f
od sinking into the ground, produced the flower which still bears his
name
. Insérer image anonyme_heathen-mythology_1842_img
t, as we have seen, he changed his blood into a flower which bore his
name
, and placed his body among the constellations.
fond, expired of grief, and was changed into the tree which bears his
name
. Apollo now attached himself to the sybil of Cume
rom their abundant tears flowed a river of Phrygia, well known by the
name
of Marsyas. Insérer image anonyme_heathen-mytholo
turns again!’” Ovid. The story of Phaeton, (son of Apollo under the
name
of Phœbus) is as follows: Venus becoming enamoure
ter and Latona, and twin sister to Apollo. In heaven she bore another
name
, and conducted the chariot of the Moon, while on
er was before “The veiled Dian lost her lonely sphere, And her proud
name
of chaste, for him whose sleep Drank in Elysium o
the Great was born. This madman had no other end, than to render his
name
for ever notorious, and he succeeded, notwithstan
d he succeeded, notwithstanding the Ephesians having decreed that his
name
should never be mentioned. In one of the temples
ey, To scare thee, melancholy! O then, o then, thou wast a simple
name
! And I forgot thee as the berried holly By shephe
use particularly worshipped in the island of Cyprus; and received the
name
of Paphia, because at Paphos, she had a temple wi
f destitute of thee?” Horace. The Cnidians worshipped her under the
name
of Venus Acræa, of Doris, and of Euploca. In her
her tender feet the herbage blows; And Aphrodite, from the foam, her
name
, Among the race of gods and men the same; And Cyt
, O Cyprus, Cypria from thee; Nor less by Philomeda known on earth, A
name
derived immediate from her birth: Her first atten
the gods above, or men below.” Hesiod. As rising from the sea, the
name
of Anadyomine is applied to her, and rendered imm
ceptred angels held their residence, And sate as princes; Nor was his
name
unheard, or unadored, In ancient Greece; and in A
ngle ball of sight was fixed In their mid forehead. Cyclops was their
name
, From that round eye-ball in their brow infixed;
om had never made himself visible to her, and though to her he had no
name
save that fond one of husband, yet still she coul
d the bright curls, In many a sunny ring. “I heard them hymn his
name
, his power, I heard them, and I smiled: How c
ght of fame, His native city, filled the air With her deliverer’s
name
: “I saw him hurry from the crowd, And fling
ts bonds in vain: Again I heard the cause of ill, And heard loves
name
again. “I saw an Urn, and round it hung, An
ptune is worthy attention: each of them claimed the right of giving a
name
to the capital of Cecropia, and the assembly of t
roy by the title of Pallas, and her statue guarded the city under the
name
of Palladium. Some authors maintain that this was
and foes to battle. — It was a beautiful faith that gave these gods A
name
and office! Is he not glorious? Rivers. To my
Restore the dead thou sea!” Hemans. Pluto. The
name
of Pluto, as god of the kingdom of hell, and what
Though according to Cicero, there were no less than five gods of this
name
; yet to the son of Jupiter and Maia, the actions
y of his appearance; Bacchus was delighted with him, and gave him the
name
of Pan. ————— “Sprung the rude God to light; Of
s, which he called Syrinx, in honour of a beautiful nymph of the same
name
, who, refusing his addresses, was changed into a
e, Unequal in their length and waxed with care, They still retain the
name
of his ungrateful fair.” Ovid. He was continual
gia, he obtained from him the choice of whatever recompense he should
name
. Midas demanded the power of turning all that he
ation, astronomy, and medicine, were equally familiar to him, and his
name
is blended with those of the principal sages of G
nd summoned by the bridegroom, came, To mix with those, the Lapythæan
name
: ——————— The roofs with joy resound, And Hymen, I
ruits and Fruit Trees, and supposed to be the Deity of Gardens. “Her
name
Pomona, from her woodland race, In garden culture
anges which this deity was able to make in his appearance, caused the
name
of Proteus to be synonymous with change. Thus “T
her fidelity, changed her and her husband into the birds of the same
name
, who keep the waters calm and serene while they b
d Sicily, where she was changed into rocks which continue to bear her
name
, and which were deemed as dangerous to sailors, a
in his pride, ’Tis meet the brave on battle field should die, His
name
is echoed thro’ the nations wide, Reared is t
n he grasps Stern he retains.” Hesiod Manes. The Manes was a
name
applied generally to the soul after it has separa
-knots, Who’ll buy my love-knots!’ Even this tie, with Love’s
name
round it, All a sham, he never bound it! Love, w
and she was placed among the constellations of the Zodiac, under the
name
of Virgo. She is represented as a maiden, with a
taken their place among the Immortals; and “Fabulous History” is the
name
given to the recital of their deeds. Castor and
r rewarded by turning the two brothers into constellations, under the
name
of Gemini. Sparta, celebrated in honour of them,
divine honours. It has been asserted that there were many of the same
name
, some writers extending the number to forty-three
mphalian lakes proclaim my fame? And fair Parthenian woods resound my
name
? Who seized the golden belt of Thermodon? And who
directly through the air, and stopping on the Mount bearing the same
name
, became a favorite with the Muses. In the meantim
tlas was instantly changed into a large mountain, which bore the same
name
in the deserts of Africa. “At this confession At
their help he sues, And thinks, not hearing him, that they refuse, By
name
lie begs their succour, one by one, Then doubts t
Leonarde. “’Tis one of those bright fictions that have made The
name
of Greece only another word, For love and poetry:
but in thought: And thou above thy compeers raised afar, In that thy
name
is mated with my father’s, Shouldst pray the gods
ne infamy, Away and seek beneath a sky unknown, A land where Theseus’
name
hath never sounded; Fly, traitor! brave no longer
t that I shall hold with dread, For ever will the curse cling to my
name
, And endless infamy my memory, That, having given
lty, and Hippolytus was restored to the affections of his father. The
name
of Theseus had been rendered by his bravery so co
his son Pelops, and served up to them his limbs, demanding of them to
name
what the new meat was. The faithless cruelty of T
rtal anguish eased. My fatal course is finished, and I go, A glorious
name
among the ghosts below,’ Then kissed the couch
us and Numa had given laws to their people; and the oath sworn in her
name
was regarded by them as inviolable. She is repres
and had by her a son called Paphos, who founded the town of the same
name
in Cyprus. “There was a statuary, one who loved
mph Egeria, who indeed, according to Ovid, became his wife. In her
name
he introduced all his laws and regulations into t
los, also, the same number. In addition to the alphabet, by which the
name
of Cadmus has become renowned, he introduced like
onous. The murder of Beller, his brother, by him, procured his second
name
of Bellerophon or the murderer of Beller; after h
les, groves, and glittering towers, that in her crystal shine. “What
name
, sweet bride, will best allure, Thy sacred ear, a
then-mythology_1842_img279 One of the children of Frigga and Odin, by
name
Thor, presided over the works of creation, and ov
eece; though Dr. Clarke, a very learned man, supposes Olympus to be a
name
common to high mountains in the ancient world. Fa
Asia or Africa. Europa afterwards married the king of Crete, and her
name
was given to one quarter of the world. The follow
adowy shores, with loud acclaim. Hail the fair fugitive and shout her
name
. Darwin's Botanic Garden, Canto II. Capitoline
the sun himself. We sometimes hear of Sol. Sol appears to have been a
name
for the sun, distinct from Apollo. Apollo frequen
pollo caused to spring up from his blood, the flower called after his
name
. Among the stories which relate to Apollo, is tha
ates. It is commonly called the Apollo of Belvidere. Belvidere is the
name
of a court of the palace, which commands a very f
ri, near Sicily, where he forged Jupiter’s thunderbolts. Nor was his
name
unheard or unadorned In ancient Greece: and in Au
ed? What is Virgil’s description of the Cyclops? Pandora. The
name
of Pandora signifies all gifts. Pandora was origi
than the vengeful and jealous treatment of a god. What signifies the
name
of Pandora? How did Jupiter dispose of Pandora? D
thens. That city was called by one of her names, Athenæ; its original
name
was Cecropia, from the founder, Cecrops. Minerva
relates, that Neptune and Minerva disputed for the honour of giving a
name
to the capital of Attica. The gods decided that w
r should bestow the most useful gift upon the citizens, should give a
name
to the city. Neptune gave them a horse, and Miner
nerva represented? Of what city was Minerva the guardian? Why was the
name
of Minerva given to Athens? How was Minerva’s Egi
ander the Great was born. A man named Erostratus, wishing to make his
name
immortal, set fire to this magnificent temple, im
temple, imagining that such an action would necessarily transmit his
name
to posterity. Diana was worshipped with peculiar
Greek word, signifying to meditate, to inquire. The Muses had each a
name
derived from some particular accomplishment of mi
mind, or branch of science. The first of the Muses, Clio, derives her
name
from the Greek word, signifying glory, renown. Sh
ancients struck their harp or lyre. Thalia presided over comedy. Her
name
signifies, the blooming. She is represented recli
tunes of heroes. Euterpe was the patroness of instrumental music. Her
name
signifies the agreeable. She is always depicted a
lightly touching the earth, while the other sports in air. Erato. Her
name
is derived from the Greek word signifying love. S
etry, and of the triumphs and complaints of lovers. Polyhymnia, whose
name
signifies many songs, presides over miscellaneous
nd then she grasps a scale, or a pair of compasses. Calliope owes her
name
to the majesty of her voice. She presided over rh
away birds and thieves. The eastern nations worshipped him under the
name
of Baal-Peor. Pales was the goddess of shepherds
s, who life by useful arts refined; With those, who leave a deathless
name
behind, Friends of the world, and fathers of mank
among the gods. Health. The Greeks worshipped health under the
name
of Hygeia. The Romans call her Salus. She had a t
other side the inscription was, On this side is Ionia. Ionia was a
name
of upper Greece. It is to be lamented that a legi
uits of armour. These rivers were so shallow as hardly to deserve the
name
, and are better known in Homer’s verses, than in
to the care of Strophius, King of Phocis. Strophius had a son, whose
name
was Pylades, and so much did Orestes and Pylades
d — like them he was a moral philosopher, though little more than his
name
now remains. He is said to have died suddenly, wh
oil, and adorn it with flowers. Menu, the lawgiver. Fourteen of this
name
are supposed by the Hindus to have existed succes
Hindus pay adoration to the Sun and Moon The sun is adored under the
name
of Surya. Surya is represented as riding in a cha
un. The Hindus regard the moon as a male deity, to whom they give the
name
of Chandra, and whom their poets describe as sitt
ins Finland, Sweden, Norway — which countries, comprehended under one
name
, ancient Scandinavia, and were inhabited by peopl
hions, adorned with the emblems of fertility and abundance. Under the
name
of Hertha, she was regarded as the earth. She was
her was consecrated the sixth day of the week; which still bears her
name
, Frea’s day, or Friday. She was attended by Fulla
The fifth day of the week was dedicated to him, and called after his
name
, Thor’s day or Thursday. The principal of the inf
gh places,” in the open air. Baal was the chief of Syrian gods; this
name
only signifies lord. Moloch was another name for
ief of Syrian gods; this name only signifies lord. Moloch was another
name
for this same imaginary deity. Moloch was the chi
n. Next Chemos, the obscene dread of Moab’s sons; Peor, his other
name
. With these, in troop, Came Astoreth, whom the Ph
ive ark Maimed his brute image; head and hands lopped off. Dagon his
name
; sea monster; upward man, And downward fish; yet
These are called Parsees, or Guebres. Orosmades or Oromazes, was the
name
given to the Supreme Creator, by the Persian Myth
d Heaven the House of the Sun. They worshipped the sun as a god, by a
name
which signified the Prince of Glory. Music, danci
m to remain with them; and there, abhorring all cruelty, and the very
name
of war, he taught all the arts of peace, besides
n was believed. Who, thought those around him, would dare profane the
name
of God? Temples to the gods were erected in all t
pa, son-in-law of Augustus. There are no windows in this edifice. The
name
Pantheon signifies the temple of all the gods. Th
e Israelites that God will turn them from their sins, he says, in the
name
of God, “Then will I sprinkle clean water upon yo
o Jacob who had deceived him. An oath is a solemn promise made in the
name
of God. If a man says, I declare in the name of G
lemn promise made in the name of God. If a man says, I declare in the
name
of God, (that is, I declare that I believe God he
ou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his
name
.” — Deuteronomy. There was another mode of sweari
” — Deuteronomy. There was another mode of swearing besides using the
name
of God, as by the elements, the sun, moon, or sta
ted to take oaths? Was there any other mode of swearing except in the
name
of some god, and what is an example of it? What i
people. They also pronounced solemn blessings upon the people in the
name
of the Lord. The Hebrew high-priest was appointed
to her. Long ago, there lived in Greece a very beautiful woman, whose
name
was Latona. It is a soft, pretty name, and will h
e a very beautiful woman, whose name was Latona. It is a soft, pretty
name
, and will help us to picture her to whom it belon
a will? (Ah, Will!) ’Tis my
name
, but much I wonder That you, in your hiding p
Declare, mocker, O rare mocker, What my sister’s
name
is, else you’re in disgrace!
d ladies came from every part of the land to see her at her work. Her
name
was famous throughout Greece, and princes and mer
d home. In an island near Greece, there lived a beautiful woman whose
name
was Cassiopeia. Long after the time I am talking
Whilst we greet All this ground, With his honor and his
name
That defends our flocks from blame. He is great
, and with the maiden on his back, Nessus, for that was the centaur’s
name
, started to wade the stream. Now the undercurrent
in a kind voice; and thereupon he and his companion, Mercury — whose
name
I am sure you have all long since guessed — vanis
on birds may be seen floating on the quiet waters. And because of the
name
of the birds that are supposed to bring them, the
r How a Boy Loved a Stag Once Apollo dearly loved a lad whose
name
was Cyparissus, and -the youth, in turn, was very
e next day he came again to the spot, and as before, the nymph, whose
name
was Scylla, was walking by the side of the sea. A
er way of winning her. Near his home there lived an enchantress whose
name
was Circe. He hastened to her palace, told her hi
s about another boy whom Apollo loved very dearly. Hyacinthus was his
name
, and I think you will agree with me that it is a
his name, and I think you will agree with me that it is a very pretty
name
. You know a flower with a name very much like tha
agree with me that it is a very pretty name. You know a flower with a
name
very much like that? Perhaps they have something
that the boy he loved so dearly was really dead, and he called him by
name
again and again. He would gladly have died for hi
n which overhung the blue sea, there lived one of these Cyclops whose
name
was Polyphemus. Every day he sat upon the rocks,
ung goddess comes back. The men of earth have given the evil season a
name
, and have called it Winter; but Pluto and the oth
y,” said Hercules to himself; but to her he said, “Pray, what is your
name
, fair one?” And she answered, “Men call me Happin
began to be alarmed. He pulled at the reins and called the horses by
name
, but they went no slower. Suddenly before them th
lydectes stepped down from his throne and came to greet her. “By what
name
shall I call you, fair princess?” he asked. “My n
et her. “By what name shall I call you, fair princess?” he asked. “My
name
is Danaë,” she replied, “and I am the daughter of
ors to help the Greeks, and he led in so many fierce attacks that his
name
became a terror to the Trojan hosts. Through him
, Spoke slowly in her place. “I had great beauty: ask thou not my
name
: No one can be more wise than destiny. Many dr
said the king. “From this time be a Trojan.” Sinon, for that was his
name
, seemed to weep tears of joy. “Tell us about this
nge thought came into her mind. She went near the horse and called by
name
the Grecian heroes, imitating the voices of their
es, we have been driven from our course and lost on the ocean. In the
name
of Jupiter, help us.” “What think you that the Cy
id the Cyclops, when he had drunk it. “Give me more, and tell me your
name
. I wish to give you a gift in return.” Ulysses po
t another bowl of the wine, and then another. “Cyclops, “he said, “my
name
is Noman.” “Noman shall be eaten last. That shall
d her, except Eurylochus, who was suspicious. Circe, for that was the
name
of the goddess, led the men into the great hall,
fect happiness. Inhabited a region “beyond the extreme north,” as the
name
indicates, 56. Iol΄ous. Town of Thessaly, 98. I
206. Leio΄des (li-o΄deez). Suitor of Penelope, 244. Lib΄ya. Ancient
name
for northern Africa, 90. Li΄nus. Son of Apollo.
or. King of Thrace; cry old, and the wisest of men, 176. No΄man. The
name
assumed by Ulysses to deceive the Cyclops Polyphe
Cupid and Psyche In a certain country the
name
of which is forgotten, a very long time ago, reig
n. You must descend to earth, to the palace of a certain king,” whose
name
she mentioned, “and there you will see a young gi
ust cross, where you will see a boatman ready to convey you over; his
name
is Charon; give him the money, for your passage.”
rist. Ann. That is, they left off paganism; you told me that was the
name
of the old religion, fifteen hundred years ago. H
n I fled from him, and emerged here in Sicily. This fountain bears my
name
; it flows beneath the bed of the sea, from Elis t
s, you are welcome to part of our supper,” said the poor woman, whose
name
was Becubo. In Sicily chestnut trees abound; they
call it Athens? Mother. No. It was called for him, Cecropia; but the
name
was altered afterwards in honour of the goddess M
s no longer there, but in his place the pretty flower which hears his
name
. Cadmus. The city of Tiresias was Thebes.
, whom you have read of as very cruel, some persons called by another
name
, the Eumenides; and that means, the benevolent, w
Perseus. Acrisius, king of Argos, had a beautiful daughter, whose
name
was Danæ. While Danæ was very young, her father w
he dominion of Atlas extended to that ocean which is called, from his
name
, the Atlantic; and there, every evening when the
k of her. If I should draw a figure like hers, and not call it by her
name
, but should call it Truth, I should make a person
h misfortunes. Ann. And, now, who was Lucifer? Mother. Lucifer is a
name
of the planet Venus, when she rises before the su
h wind; Auster, the south; and Zephyrus, the west I cannot give you a
name
for the east wind. The Pierides. — “
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